This study entitled “The Exclusion of people living with disabilities from employment in
mainland Tanzania”, has adopted a desk research as its methodology. As such documentary
analysis in the form of literature review was used. The main goal of this study is to examine
factors which contribute to the exclusion of people living with disabilities from employment
in mainland Tanzania. Factors which were identified to contribute to such exclusion include
the following; environmental inaccessibility; stigma and society’s negative attitude; the
education system. The ineffectiveness of the available policies and legislative instruments
will be access. In light with the challenges identified, the Social model of disability as a
theoretical framework has been used to guide the study. The model highlights the need of
society’s change of attitude and the creation of accessible and friendly working environment
for people living with disabilities to be mainstreamed into the economic system. Despite the
number of available legislative instruments, people living with disabilities are still
discriminated against in the labour market. As a result, this study has suggested a number of
intervention strategies, which, if implemented would help people living with disabilities to
access employment and remain in the labour market. These interventions include;
government political will to implement the promulgated legislations, creation of accessible
environment and community education.