Individuals with disabilities perceptions on preparedness for the workforce and factors that limit employment
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Objectives: This research sought to identify the perceptions of individuals with disabilities regarding employment, how prepared they felt for the workforce, and what the limiting factors that affected employment were. Methods: Students from a local center for independent living's College for Living classes completed 60 surveys containing yes-no and Likert scale questions during their regularly scheduled class time. Results: Sixty-seven percent of individuals would like to attend a course to improve their skills. 82% of individuals who had participated in employment programs felt they had the necessary skills to work while 35.3% of those who did not attend employment programs felt they had the necessary skills. Transportation and disability status were the mostly frequently mentioned limiting factors to employment. Conclusions: Generally, individuals who had either participated in an employment program were less likely to report barriers to their participation in employment than those who had never attended an employment program.
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Workers with disabilities often benefit from flexible work arrangements, especially if they face transportation barriers to get to work.
“workers with disabilities often benefit from flexible work arrangements, especially if they face transportation barriers to get to work”
From The Participation of People with Disabilities in the Workplace Across the Employment Cycle: Employer Concerns and Research Evidence (2020) · cites this paper as Schmidt & Smith, 2007
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“Similar benefits are reported by JAN (2018): 89% of the survey respondents indicated that the accommodations helped retain employees (see also Schmidt & Smith, 2007; Solovieva et al., 2011; Solovieva & Walls, 2013), 72% reported improved employee productivity, 56% noted increased employee…”
BackgroundEmployer benefits from making workplace accommodations
Solovieva, T. I., Dowler, D. L., & Walls, R. T. (2011) · Disability and Health Journal · doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2010.03.001 · Cited by 145 · see citing works
Cavanagh, J., Bartram, T., Meacham, H., Bigby, C., Oakman, J., & Fossey, E. (2017) · Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources · doi:10.1111/1744-7941.12111 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
- Authors
- Schmidt, M. A., & Smith, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Saint Louis University (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- ORCID
- Smith, Diane L.
- Venue
- WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-21
- ISSN
- 1051-9815 (ISSN-L)
- 1875-9270
- OpenAlex
- W2133679804
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Work (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Keywords
- people with disabilities, employment, career readiness, barriers to employment, employment programs, independent living centers, skills training, transportation barriers, disability status
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Data Collection, Employment, Persons with Disabilities, Disabled Persons, Humans, Missouri, Rehabilitation, Vocational
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