Getting hired: Successfully employed people with disabilities offer advice on disclosure, interviewing, and job search

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-165

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

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability disclosure; Employment; People with disabilities; Social stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISCLOSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84863620753     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9336-y     Document Type: Article

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