PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - MichalĂ­k, Jan TI - Social Background of Quality of Life of Citizens with Disabilities in the Czech Republic DP - 2009 Jun 1 TA - e-Pedagogium PG - 91--111 VI - 9 IP - 3 IS - 12137758 AB - The article presents the author's view on the present situation in the field of quality of life of people with disabilities and their careers, which will be taken into account when carrying out future research in this field. The author considers particularly the general situation of these citizens in the social (legal, economic, socio-political) framework of the Czech Republic. The purpose of this paper is to describe the situation at the beginning of the 21st century, and thus create conditions for further development of the outlined areas, especially in order to develop future tools that will enable appropriate measurement and evaluation in this field.