The role of ergonomics in the modernisation processes of enterprises has been presented on the examples of production plants and offices. The importance of taking account of ergonomics in the process of making changes and the relation between ergonomics and the increase in performance have been stressed. The examples of bad and positive measures taken when implanting solutions have been referred to the organization of jobs.
This article is based on a case study conducted in an Italian primary school where the interactions between a sightless girl (named Jasmine, aged 8) and her classmates were extensively observed. The initial aim was to understand and describe the problems encountered by the sightless pupil, who acted in a social, organizational and physical environment which was not designed for handicapped people. However, other theoretical issues emerged during the research. The main finding was that sightlessness seems socially and organizationally constructed before it becomes a biological/physical handicap. The organizational processes through which the blindness is slowly and routinely constructed were extensively described.
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