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Publication Date: 2014
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Employer Practices in Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary and Employer-Inclusive Research Approach
Barrington, Linda; Bruyère, M.; Waelder, Margaret
Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, v28 n4 p 208-224 2014
Objective: Share new knowledge about workplace practices related to employer success in hiring, retaining, and promoting people with disabilities, and promote use of findings to employers and service providers. Design: A transdisciplinary and multifaceted data gathering approach. Results: Provides an overview of the research approach taken and the strengths regarding this approach. Conclusions: The significance of findings for rehabilitation researchers and policy makers focused on improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities, for rehabilitation counselor educators preparing future service providers, and for practicing professionals providing services to individuals with disabilities and consultation to employers regarding disability issues, are presented.
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Rehabilitation Counseling, Interdisciplinary Approach, Knowledge Management, Personnel Selection, Promotion (Occupational), Personnel Management, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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