| Thriving and Surviving at Work: Disabled People's Employment Strategies Contributor(s): Roulstone, Alan (Author), Gradwell, Lorraine (Author), Price, Jeni (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861345224 ISBN-13: 9781861345226 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2003 Annotation: To date, studies of disabled people and employment have mainly focused on barriers to gaining employment. This report, published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, breaks new ground in asking: how do those disabled people who are already working keep paid work? This accessible report: details the strategies disabled people use to thrive and survive at work; exposes the employment difficulties disabled people face in work environments designed by and for non-disabled people; looks at the policy context in which disabled people maintain paid work; draws on the experiences related by disabled people themselves; and frames questions in terms of the issues that are important to disabled workers. The findings will have an impact on policy and practice developments by indicating to policy makers and practitioners the ways in which disabled people thrive and survive at work. Disabled people, disabled people's organizations, employer and trades union opinion formers, policy mak |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | People With Disabilities |
| Dewey: 362.404 |
| LCCN: 2004444856 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 11.5" (0.55 lbs) 56 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To date, studies of disabled people and employment have mainly focused on barriers to gaining and maintaining employment. This report breaks new ground in asking: how do those disabled people who are already in work get and keep paid work? Written in an accessible style, the report: - details the strategies disabled people use to thrive and survive at work; - exposes the employment difficulties disabled people face in work environments designed by and for non-disabled people; - looks at the policy context in which disabled people maintain paid work; - draws on the experiences related by disabled people themselves; - frames questions in terms of the issues that are important to disabled workers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roulstone, Alan: - Alan Roulstone is professor of applied social sciences at Northumbria University and an honorary professor at Swansea University. |