Organizational Hiring Practices Of Persons With Disabilities: A Study And Review Of Corporations, Small Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations, Foundations, And The US Government

Abstract

This paper presents findings from research conducted to identify organizational hiring practices of people with disabilities. Despite the passage of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990, employment rates for people with disabilities remain far lower than for people of any other minority group. Further, this paper will offer best practices in hiring people with disabilities and resources available through federal, state and private sectors.