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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798152003321

Titolo

Disability and employer practices : research across the disciplines / / Susanne M. Bruyere, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : ILR Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5017-0345-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

331.590973

Soggetti

Personnel management - United States

People with disabilities - Employment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Disability and Employment: Framing the Problem, and Our Transdisciplinary Approach / Bruyère, Susanne M. / VanLooy, Sara / Schrader, Sarah von / Barrington, Linda -- 2. Engaging Employers as Stakeholders / Barrington, Linda -- 3. Exploring National Survey Data / Erickson, William A. / Karpur, Arun / Hallock, Kevin F. -- 4. Using Administrative Data / Enayati, Hassan / Schrader, Sarah von -- 5. Surveying Employers and Individuals with Disabilities / Erickson, William A / Schrader, Sarah von / VanLooy, Sara -- 6. Conducting Case Studies / Nishii, Lisa H. / Bruyère, Susanne M. -- 7. Translating Knowledge to Practice, and the Way Forward / Bruyère, Susanne M. / Switzer, Ellice / VanLooy, Sara / Schrader, Sarah von / Barrington, Linda -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the employment of people with disabilities in the United States and the important role of employer practices. Nearly one in five people report some form of disability, and they are only half as likely to be employed as those without disabilities. With the aging workforce and returning military veterans both contributing to increasing number of disabilities in the workplace, there is an urgent need for better ways to address continuing employment disparities for people with disabilities. Examining employer behaviors is critical to



changing this trend. It is essential to understand the factors that motivate employers to engage this workforce and which specific practices are most effective. Disability and Employer Practices features research-based documentation of workplace policies and practices that result in the successful recruitment, retention, advancement, and inclusion of individuals with disabilities.The Cornell team whose work is featured in this book drew from multiple disciplines, data sources, and methodologies to learn where employment disparities for people with disabilities occur and to identify workplace policies and practices that might remediate them. The contributors include individuals with expertise in the fields of business, economics, education, environmental design and analysis, human resources, management, industrial/organizational psychology, public health, rehabilitation psychology, research methods, survey design, educational measurement, statistics, and vocational rehabilitation counseling.ContributorsLinda Barrington, Institute for Compensation Studies, ILR School, Cornell UniversitySusanne M. Bruyère, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell UniversityHassan Enayati, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell UniversityWilliam A. Erickson, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell UniversityKevin Hallock, Institute for Compensation Studies, ILR School, Cornell UniversityArun Karpur, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell UniversityLisa Nishii, Human Resource Studies, ILR School, Cornell UniversityEllice Switzer, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell University Sarah von Schrader, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell UniversitySara Van Looy, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School, Cornell University