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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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Accommodation Requests: Who Is Asking for What?
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Von Schrader, Sarah; Xu, Xu; Bruyère, Susanne M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: Workplace accommodations are central to improving employment outcomes for people with and without disabilities; this study presents national estimates comparing accommodation requests and receipt as reported by individuals with and without disabilities. Method: Estimates are developed from the May 2012 Current Population Survey Disability…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Supported Employment, National Surveys, Disabilities
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
Comparison of Employer Factors in Disability and Other Employment Discrimination Charges
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Nazarov, Zafar E.; von Schrader, Sarah – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: We explore whether certain employer characteristics predict Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charges and whether the same characteristics predict receipt of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act charges. Method: We estimate a set of multivariate regressions using the ordinary least squares…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Comparative Analysis, Employers
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
Rehabilitation-Related Research on Disability and Employer Practices Using Individual-Based National and Administrative Data Sets
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Nazarov, Zafar E.; Erickson, William A.; Bruyère, Susanne M. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Objective: It is useful to examine workplace factors influencing employment outcomes of individuals with disabilities and the interplay of disability, employment-related, and employer characteristics to inform rehabilitation practice. Design: A number of large national survey and administrative data sets provide information on employers and can…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Statistical Data, Employment Practices