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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Employer Practices in Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary and Employer-Inclusive Research Approach
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Barrington, Linda; Bruyère, M.; Waelder, Margaret – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Objective: Share new knowledge about workplace practices related to employer success in hiring, retaining, and promoting people with disabilities, and promote use of findings to employers and service providers. Design: A transdisciplinary and multifaceted data gathering approach. Results: Provides an overview of the research approach taken and the…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Disability-Inclusive Employer Practices and Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities
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Erickson, William A.; von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyère, M.; VanLooy, Sara A.; Matteson, S. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: To determine what disability-inclusive policies and practices employers have in place and examine the relationship between these practices and the actual recruitment and hiring of persons with disabilities. Method: A survey 675 of human resources professionals who were members of the Society for Human Resource Management. Results: After…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Personnel Selection, Employment Practices
Employer Practices for Employment of People with Disabilities: A Literature Scoping Review
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Karpur, Arun; Vanlooy, Sara A.; Bruyère, M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: Research on employment for people with disabilities has focused on the perspectives of people with disabilities and service providers. Empirical evidence about employer practices and their outcomes would inform the development of more targeted interventions. Method: Scoping review was conducted of literature discussing employer-focused…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employer Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Literature Reviews