Disability in the Workplace The Politics of Difference

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Synopsis

This book introduces the difference model of disability. Framed within an affect-based understanding of the relationships between those living with impairments and others, this new model offers a reconsideration of the construct of disability itself. Disability is flexible, relational, and perceived through an acognitive lens.
At a practice level, the difference model offers a framework for creating more positive and successful relationships between people with disabilities (PWDs) and others within the workplace. This includes two new tools, the Co-Worker Acceptance of Disabled Employees (CADE) Scale and the Perceived Barriers to Employing Persons with Disabilities (PBED) Scale. Designed to measure workplace attitudes, and changes to these attitudes, each of these scales provides empirical evidence in support of strategic planning and, ultimately, an increased representation of PWDs. Finally, this book considers the effects of language and technology on workplace attitudes toward disability.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context
Author:
Jonathon S. Breen, Susan J. Forwell
ISBN:
9781000877434
Related ISBNs:
9781032116112, 9781032116068, 9781003220695, 9781032116112, 9781032116068, 9781003220695
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
196
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-05-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2023
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Disability-Related, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology