This article discusses the concept of disability and analysis of the situation of people with disabilities within the Colombian legal system. Special reference to the workplace and the State’s obligations to protect and guarantee access to employment in this social conglomerate, so that they enjoy the same working conditions is made. The research question focuses on that Colombia needed to implement public policies aimed at satisfying the specific disability of the different members of Colombian society needs; where the constitutional principle of equality recognized in a social rule of law, in compliance with the commitments made by the international treaties ratified by the Colombian state is taken into account. The methodology used is the hermeneutic method, analyzing the concept of disability and the situation of persons with disabilities in Colombia, from the various theoretical concepts. The results obtained in this study show that disability is considered a social problem, which encourages discrimination of people in all walks of life, creating restrictions on access and continued employment of these workers.