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Experiences of Legally Blind Individuals at Different Stages of the Employment Cycle as These Relate to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
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Marco Tarantino; Jared Reyes – Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2024
The most recent data on the labor force participation rate of individuals who identify as being blind or having vision loss in the United States indicate it is approximately 44%. In 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs promulgated regulations pertaining to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to address the continued…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Blindness, Visual Impairments
Employment of People with Disabilities in Malaysia: Drivers and Inhibitors
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Lee, Melissa Ng; Abdullah, Yen; Mey, See Ching – International Journal of Special Education, 2011
This study attempts to identify the drivers and inhibitors of employment for people with disabilities in Malaysia. It explores the skills and psychological traits needed by people with disabilities in order to get jobs and the barriers to their employment. Data include interviews detailing the viewpoints of 24 teachers with visual impairments.…
Descriptors: Employment, Partial Vision, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Contrasting Characteristics of Blind and Visually Impaired Clients Achieving Successful and Unsuccessful Job Retention. Final Report.
Herndon, Gwen K. – 1995
This study compared characteristics of adults with visual impairments who were either successful or unsuccessful in retaining jobs in competitive employment settings. Data were obtained from a database of vocational rehabilitation (VR) client cases collected from 1978 to 1986. The final sample included three groups: (1) a noncompetitive group of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blindness, Case Studies