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Gilbride, D. Stensrud, R., Ehlers, C., Evans, E., & Peterson, C. (2000). Employers' attitudes toward hiring persons with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation services. Journal of Rehabilitation, 66(4), 17-23.
Abstract
The three central questions of this study were: (1) what are employers' attitudes and perceptions toward hiring people with disabilities, (2) what are employers' perceptions of the effectiveness of services provided by state vocational rehabilitation agencies; and (3) are there differences in attitudes of Midwestern and Southern employers. Data were collected through a telephone survey on 123 employers who had hired a consumer of the state VR system in two Midwestern states and two Southeastern states.
The study found that a large majority of employers had hired a person with a disability before and were glad they had done so. However, most did not realize that they had had contact with VR. The small number of employers who knew they had interacted with VR were, in general, satisfied with VR overall but less satisfied with specific services. About half of the employers reported providing accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Most employers thought it would be more difficult to hire a person with blindness or mental retardation for the job position most frequently open at their businesses. Southern employers were significantly more likely to think that it would be hard to hire employees with mental or emotional disabilities.
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