Employer Perspectives on Workers with Disabilities: A National Summit to Develop a Research Agenda. Held on September 19-20, 2006

摘要

Traditionally, employment research related to people with disabilities has largely targeted the supply-side employee-focused studies of personal and environmental factors that influence employment. These include age and gender, degree of impairment and work history, and access to housing, transportation, and health insurance. Although findings from such research are valuable, they provide an incomplete picture of problems and potential solutions and leave important questions unanswered. To provide a more complete picture of employment and balance the research agenda, it is crucial to recognize demand-side as an equally important part of the equation employer-focused research on factors that affect employment practices. Among these are the size, culture, and goals of organizations that already employ or may hire people with disabilities. Achieving a balanced, relevant research agenda requires the involvement of business leaders, executives, and line managers who make the hiring and promotion decisions. The ISE held the Employer Perspectives on Workers with Disabilities: A National Summit to Develop a Research Agenda to advance this research agenda.