2 The Future of Disability Research in the Workplace

Unequal? Investigating Employers’ Recruitment Practice Towards Wheelchair Users

“…The findings demonstrate that the employers' perception of accessibility is important, but it is a field of research that has gained little attention and is highlighted as a research field that could be elaborated on further (Fattoracci et al, 2023). Employers have major concerns about financial costs in terms of accommodations and accessibility (Fattoracci et al, 2023;Lefcoe et al, 2023). The FSE also revealed that employers who received information about economic compensation were slightly more likely to hire the wheelchair user.…”

“…The aim of this dissertation was to link employers' recruitment practice with their attitudes and perceptions about the applicant with a disability, as investigated in Articles 3 and 4. The findings demonstrate that the employers' perception of accessibility is important, but it is a field of research that has gained little attention and is highlighted as a research field that could be elaborated on further (Fattoracci et al, 2023). Employers have major concerns about financial costs in terms of accommodations and accessibility (Fattoracci et al, 2023;Lefcoe et al, 2023).…”