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Odame, Lois; Osei-Hwedie, Bertha; Nketsia, William; Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Nanor Arthur, Betty – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires state parties to make deliberate laws, policies and administrative measures to safeguard the right to work of persons with disabilities. However, many countries, such as Ghana, run afoul of this requirement. Currently, there are intense campaigns in Ghana aimed at…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, College Graduates, Employer Attitudes, Education Work Relationship
Thompson, Wendy Faye – ProQuest LLC, 2018
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience higher rates of unemployment and underemployment than any other disability category. Employment may play an important role in the development of self-worth for people with ASD. Some people with ASD require workplace accommodations. Technology-based accommodations may be one solution for helping…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Accessibility (for Disabled), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Horgan, David James – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation study explored the efficacy of the SpeechEasy[R] device for individuals who are gainfully employed stutterers and who participated in workplace education learning activities. This study attempted to fill a gap in the literature regarding efficacy of the SpeechEasy[R] device. It employed a qualitative multiple unit case study…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Job Placement, Stuttering, Pathology
Olson, Jennifer P., Ed. – PEPNet, 2001
Increasing Career Choices, located at the National Center on Deafness, Cal State Northridge, is committed to assisting students and alumni who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to improve their job seeking skills and enhance employment opportunities. In addition, it is dedicated to working with employers and providing information about workplace…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Employment Opportunities, Deafness, Personnel Selection