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Despite international and national guarantees of equal rights, there remains a great deal to be done to achieve global employment equality for individuals with disabilities. In OECD countries, the employment rate of persons with disabilities was just over 40%, compared to 75% for persons without a disability; in many low- and middle-income countries, the employment rates are even lower. There are numerous reasons why persons with disabilities fare poorly in the labor market; Disability and Equity at Work is the first book to document what can be done to improve this imbalance. Chapters in this volume address all relevant facets of this topic and include: * Extensive examination of the factors contributing to inequitable access to work among persons with disability * Analysis of the economic benefits of increasing employment equity * Successful employment strategies at every stage of a worker's career * Evidence-based recommendations and in-depth case studies of innovative policies and programs around the world Chapter contributors include leaders from international organizations, government, civil society, and academia, including experts from UN agencies, leaders in nongovernmental advocacy and research organizations, and senior academics in the field. Disability and Equity at Work fills a needed gap that will appeal to those interested in and engaged in public policy, global health, equal rights, business, labor, and other fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ; CHAPTER 1 ; DISABILITY, EMPLOYMENT AND INCLUSION WORLDWIDE ; JODY HEYMANN, MICHAEL A. STEIN, AND GONZALO MORENO ; SECTION 1 - THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT ; CHAPTER 2 ; RESTRUCTURING DISABILITY POLICY AND IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES ; DAVID C. STAPLETON AND DAVID R. MANN ; CHAPTER 3 ; DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES AND TOOLS ; ANNA LAWSON ; CHAPTER 4 ; COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES: JAPANESE DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW ; RYOKO SAKURABA ; CHAPTER 5 ; EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES ; SOPHIE MITRA ; CHAPTER 6 ; GOVERNMENT POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PERU ; STANISLAO MALDONADO ; SECTION 2 - EMPLOYERS AND MULTI-SECTORAL ACTORS ; CHAPTER 7 ; FINDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT: LESSONS FROM WORKPLACE NON-DISCRIMINATION MEASURES ; SUSANNE M. BRUYERE WITH SARA A. VAN LOOY ; CHAPTER 8 ; IMPROVING DISABILITY CONFIDENCE FROM WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECTOR: THE EMPLOYERS' FORUM ON DISABILITY ; MEGAN GALEUCIA ; CHAPTER 9 ; EMPLOYABILITY AND INCLUSION IN A FOR-PROFIT COMPANY: SERASA EXPERIAN'S EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ; KALI STULL ; CHAPTER 10 ; EMPLOYMENT POLICY APPROACHES AND MULTI-SECTORAL IMPLEMENTATION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES ; DANIEL MONT ; CHAPTER 11 ; MICROFINANCE AND DISABILITY: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS ; LEIF ATLE BESLAND AND ROY MERSLAND ; CHAPTER 12 ; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND EMPLOYMENT IN LOW-RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS ; JOYOJEET PAL ; SECTION 3 - A LIFE-COURSE APPROACH AND BEYOND ; CHAPTER 13 ; TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE ; FRANK R. RUSCH, JOHN DATTILO, ROBERT STODDEN, AND ANTHONY J. PLOTNER ; CHAPTER 14 ; CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES ; LAUREN LINDSTROM AND LAURIE GUTTMAN KAHN ; CHAPTER 15 ; PREVENTING JOB ABANDONMENT AND FACILITATING WORK REINTEGRATION IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES ; RIENK PRINS
Author(s) | By Jody Heymann, Michael Ashley Stein, Gonzalo Moreno. |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN | 9780199981212 |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 444 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 27 Feb 2014 |
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