There have been few empirical investigations of employment outcomes of Black persons who are disabled. Yet a significant percentage of working-age Blacks are disabled (14%) and an overwhelming majority of these individuals are not employed. The purpose of this study is to identify psychological and demographic factors related to employment outcome of Black Americans with disabilities. Seven variables, social support, self-esteem, health locus of control, perception of disability severity, acceptance of disability, transportation source and education were used to predict employment status. The sample consisted of 75 Black persons with disabilities. A discriminate analysis indicated that 26% of the variance in explaining employment status could be accounted for by the variables used in the present study. Transportation source was the strongest predictor followed by social support. Self-esteem and health locus of control were marginally significant.A number of studies have been done on vocational outcomes of persons with disabilities. However, there is a scarcity of research on vocational outcomes of Black persons who are disabled. This is particularly problematic, given that one in seven (14%) working-age Black Americans have disabilities (Bowe, 1983). According to Bowe, census data indicate that only 16% of working-age Blacks with disabilities are employed (compared to 26% for Whites) and only 22% are in the labor force, i.e., working or looking for work. Despite these unfavorable statistics, there have been few investigations of this problem. In the few studies that have been conducted, race has been an independent variable. The results of these studies have generally shown vocational outcomes to be less favorable for Blacks than for Whites (Atkins & Wright, 1980;Johnson, 1983). The purpose of this study is to identify psychological and demographic factors related to the employment status of Black Americans who are disabled.In a study of psychosocial factors affecting the employment of former vocational rehabilitation clients, Bolton (1983) identified four factors needed for
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