Autism equality in the workplace : removing barriers and challenging discrimination / / Janine Booth ; foreword by John McDonnell
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Booth Janine
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| Titolo: |
Autism equality in the workplace : removing barriers and challenging discrimination / / Janine Booth ; foreword by John McDonnell
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| Pubblicazione: | London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.5/94 |
| Soggetto topico: | People with disabilities - Employment |
| Autism | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | McDonnellJohn |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Autism Equality In The Workplace; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Poem: Manifesto from Behind the Mask; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Autism in the Workplace; Myths or realities? ; Applying the social model of disability to autism; Chapter 2 - Ten Barriers in the Way of Autistic Workers; 1. Getting work ; 2. Getting on with the job ; 3. Communication ; 4. Social interaction; 5. Sensory issues ; 6. Organising work; 7. The trouble with managers ; 8. Bullying, harassment, discrimination ; 9. All change! ; 10. Job insecurity in a time of austerity; Chapter 3 - Remove those Barriers!; 1. Getting work |
| 2. Getting on with the job 3. Communication ; 4. Social interaction ; 5. Sensory issues ; 6. Organising work ; 7. The trouble with managers ; 8. Bullying, harassment, discrimination ; 9. All change! ; 10. Job insecurity in a time of austerity ; Chapter 4 - Autism, Work and the Law; A global convention for rights ; European Union; United Kingdom ; United States of America ; Canada ; Australia ; Ten key legal concepts; Chapter 5 - Organising for Change; A progressive workplace policy ; Collective bargaining and trade unions ; Nothing about us without us ; References ; Subject Index | |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | People with autism often find themselves excluded from working life. This practical handbook lays out reasonable, achievable ways in which working environments can be adapted and people with autism included as valuable members of the workforce. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Autism equality in the workplace |
| ISBN: | 1-78450-197-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821514003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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