Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study

Fong Chan; Timothy N Tansey; Kanako Iwanaga; Jill Bezyak; Paul Wehman; Brian N Phillips; David R Strauser; Catherine Anderson

doi:10.1007/s10926-020-09941-8

Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study

Fong Chan, Timothy N Tansey, Kanako Iwanaga, Jill Bezyak, Paul Wehman, Brian N Phillips, David R Strauser, Catherine Anderson

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Purpose In the post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recession economy, rehabilitation counselors, transition specialists, and other disability service providers must redouble their efforts to connect with employers to create employment opportunities for people with physical and mental impairments. The purpose of the present study was to investigate company characteristics and effective disability inclusion practices that are related to employment of people with disabilities. Methods Four hundred sixty-six employers completed a demographic questionnaire and the Disability Inclusion Profiler. Results Results indicated company characteristics and disability practices were positively related to employment of people with disabilities. Conclusions Findings of the present study can be used by transition specialists, rehabilitation counselors, and other disability service providers to engage and connect with employers to increase employment opportunity for people with disabilities in the post COVID-19 economy. Future research and practice implications are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	463-473
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
Volume	31
Issue number	3
Early online date	Nov 2 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020-09941-8
State	Published - Sep 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
Vocational rehabilitation
Recession
Inclusion
Employment
Diversity
Disability

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Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation

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Chan, F., Tansey, T. N., Iwanaga, K., Bezyak, J., Wehman, P., Phillips, B. N., Strauser, D. R., & Anderson, C. (2021). Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 31(3), 463-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020-09941-8

Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study. / Chan, Fong; Tansey, Timothy N; Iwanaga, Kanako et al.
In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 31, No. 3, 09.2021, p. 463-473.

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Chan, F, Tansey, TN, Iwanaga, K, Bezyak, J, Wehman, P, Phillips, BN, Strauser, DR & Anderson, C 2021, 'Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study', Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 463-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020-09941-8

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