2014
DOI: 10.1177/0034355214544750
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Including Employees With Disabilities in Workplace Cultures

Abstract: Assisting individuals with disabilities to become socially included in the workplace is an important rehabilitation goal. This article reports the results of a descriptive study of the workplace cultures where individuals with disabilities are employed, the inclusion of employees within those cultures, the strategies used by employment specialists to promote inclusion, and the barriers encountered in the process. Fifty-three employment specialists who had successfully completed online training on analyzing wor… Show more

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“…Disability inclusive HR practices, as Boehm and Dwertmann (2015) suggest, should be implemented in the workplace, to provide opportunities for employees with disabilities to display their competence in the selection process, have training, and have accurate performance appraisal and compensation with taking into account their disability limitations. Helping individuals with disabilities to become socially included in the workplace is a crucial rehabilitation goal of disability inclusive HR practices (Hagner et al, 2015).…”
Section: Disability Inclusive Hr Practices and Work Engagement Of Employees With Disabilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Disability inclusive HR practices, as Boehm and Dwertmann (2015) suggest, should be implemented in the workplace, to provide opportunities for employees with disabilities to display their competence in the selection process, have training, and have accurate performance appraisal and compensation with taking into account their disability limitations. Helping individuals with disabilities to become socially included in the workplace is a crucial rehabilitation goal of disability inclusive HR practices (Hagner et al, 2015).…”
Section: Disability Inclusive Hr Practices and Work Engagement Of Employees With Disabilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the literature recommends that employment consultants facilitate natural supports from co-workers after hire. Natural support is recommended because it promotes the person’s independence, inclusion in the workplace, job satisfaction, and job retention (Hagner et al, 2014; Mank et al, 1999; Sandow et al, 1993; Wehman & Kregel, 1995). However, billing protocols typically reimburse on-site job coaching rather than facilitating natural supports from co-workers.…”
Section: Unintended Consequences Of Data Tracked For Billing Purposesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Employees with disabilities are also provided with on-the-job coaching and mentoring, as well as flex-time and workplace options such as arranging flexible work hours and working part-time at home. Helping employees with disabilities to be socially included in work environments is a crucial rehabilitation goal of disability-inclusive HR practices (Hagner et al, 2015).…”
Section: Literature Review and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%