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Direct linkMykal Leslie; John Keegan; Brian McMahon; Phillip Rumrill; Eileen Bergthold; David R. Strauser – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2025
Background: The purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge regarding the workplace discrimination experiences of individuals with disabilities residing in the New England and Northeastern regions (NENR) of the United States by exploring their allegations filed under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) across the…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Wu, Jia Rung; Iwanaga, Kanako; Grenawalt, Teresa; Mpofu, Ngonidzashe; Chan, Fong; Lee, Beatrice; Tansey, Timothy – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2023
Background: Workplace inclusion contributes to job satisfaction and innovation. Integrating people with disabilities (PWDs) improves productivity, morale, creativity, problem-solving, and commitment. Previous evidence revealed that employers are ambivalent about integrating PWDs. There remains a paucity of literature that examines demand-side…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Inclusion, Disabilities, Diversity
Download full textJay Kandiah; Diana Saiki – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2024
This study examines experiences with aesthetic bias as perceived by individuals with physical disabilities (i.e., vision, hearing, orthopedic/mobility). We used the concept of aesthetic bias to guide our quantitative and qualitative data analysis. A quantitative Needs Assessment Survey (NAS) gathered demographic information, degree of appearance…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Bias, Aesthetics
Fabian, Ellen; Havewala, Mazneen; Deschamps, Ann; Owens, Laura; Horton, Nancy – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2021
Background: Research indicates that transition-age youth with disabilities face several obstacles with regard to finding employment. However, research on the extent to which barriers and facilitators differ across disability types and contexts is lacking. Objective: The primary purpose of this qualitative study was to understand employment-related…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Employment Potential, Supported Employment
Leonel Alberto Diaz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Using creative autoethnographic "testimonio" (CAT), a story is told about the injustices within the learning environment and work environment of higher education toward a person with disabilities: sleep apnea, learning disabilities, negative mental health. The author explores the health difficulties of addressing sleep deprivation while…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Higher Education, Organizational Culture, Social Justice
McMahon, Brian T.; Leslie, Mykal J.; Li, Grace W.; Rumrill, Phillip D., Jr.; Simpson, Paige E.; Grover, James M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2021
Background: In exploring the matter of sensory loss and job discrimination, the National EEOC ADA Research Project (NEARP) seeks to answer a singular question. Objective: How do persons with hearing loss (HL) vs. visual loss (VL) experience the nature and scope of workplace discrimination differently, if at all? Methods: The NEARP team uses an ex…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Visual Impairments, Hearing Impairments, Gender Differences
Kamau, Esther; Timmons, Jaimie – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
Competitive integrated employment is defined within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA, 2014) as full-time or part-time work at minimum wage or higher, with wages and benefits similar to those without disabilities performing the same work, and fully integrated with coworkers without disabilities. The Act requires that states ensure…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Disability Discrimination
