Increasing employment of people with disabilities: the role and views of disability training and placement agencies

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Abstract

Many people with disabilities continue being unemployed or underemployed. One way to rectify this situation is through leveraging the services of disability training and placement agencies which can appropriately train candidates with a disability and then connect them with potential employers. Unfortunately, employers profess ignorance about the availability of such services, such service agencies, and continue being wary of employing people with disabilities. In the present article, based on interviews with twelve policy makers in five agencies, we examine services offered by such agencies. Results showed that agencies engage in the following four roles when trying to secure employment for candidates with a disability- the Facilitator, the Trainer, the Marketer, and the Partner. Based on present findings, we note a few broad recommendations for employers with regards formulating their disability policies.

Publication Date

1-4-2014

Publisher

Springer New York LLC

Volume

Vol.26

Issue

Iss.3

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