| The purpose of the present study was to examine the actual accommodative behaviours of employers with respect to workplace accommodation for people with disabilities. Given the critical role that employers play in the hiring of such people, it was imperative that actual employer accommodative behaviours be used to inform the levels of accommodation that currently exist within organizations. Specifically, the study sought to assess four factors relevant to employer accommodation behaviours to inform members of the disabled population, researchers in the area of disabilities, and practitioners advocating for the employability of disabled people. These four factors included: attitudes towards people with disabilities, reactions to experiences with people with disabilities, perceived legal obligations and perceived associated costs.; Given the prior lack of valid and/or reliable measures of actual accommodation behaviours, meeting the objective of the present study necessitated the development of a scale that would measure these behaviours to allow for a more meaningful investigation of the relationships between the key variables and actual accommodation practices. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
