Why don't employers hire and retain workers with disabilities?

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-536

  Kaye, H Stephen ^a   Jans, Lita H ^b   Jones, Erica C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Americans with Disabilities Act; Discrimination; Employer attitudes; Employment; People with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 84855232437     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9302-8     Document Type: Article

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