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Disability and employment–overview and highlights
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Due to the expected decline in the working-age population, especially in European countries, people with disabilities are now more often recognized as a valuable resource in the workforce and research into disability and employment is more important than ever. This paper outlines the state of affairs of research on disability and employment. We thereby focus on one particular group of people with disabilities, that is to say people with mental disabilities. We define disability according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization, by that recognizing that disability results from the interaction of person and environment. Key issues, including the complexity of defining disability, the legal situation in Europe and North America concerning disability at work, and barriers and enablers to employment, are discussed. For each of the topics we show important findings in the existing literature and indicate where more in-depth research is needed. We finalize with a concrete research agenda on disability and employment and provide recommendations for practice.
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- Authors
- Vornholt, K., Villotti, P., Muschalla, B., Bauer, J., Colella, A., Zijlstra, F., Van Ruitenbeek, G., Uitdewilligen, S., & Corbière, M.
- Affiliations
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Tulane University (US)
- Department of Work and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author
- Vornholt, Katharina
- ORCID
- Venue
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-10-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-55
- ISSN
- 1359-432X (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0643
- OpenAlex
- W2762670863
- Cited by
- 407
- References
- 123
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 113 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 33.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Universiteit Maastricht
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disability Rights and Representation
- Keywords
- disability and employment, people with mental disabilities, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, definition of disability, work disability, working-age population decline, disability law, research agenda
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