1st Edition
Disability in the Workplace The Politics of Difference
Chapter 1: Introduction – Employment of People with Disabilities
Chapter 2: Definitions and Research Gaps
Chapter 3: Attitudes, Disability, and Employment
Chapter 4: Models, Theory, and Assumptions
Chapter 5: The Difference Model
Chapter 6: Workplace Attitudes Toward PWDs
Chapter 7: People with Disabilities
Chapter 8: An Autoethnographic Journey
Chapter 9: Final Thoughts
Biography
Jonathon S. Breen is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Faculty of Medicine) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His research interests focus on the theoretical and practical understandings of disability, particularly as these apply in the workplace. Dr Breen’s academic work follows an extensive career in both the public and the private sectors.
Susan J. Forwell is a Professor and Head of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Research Associate with both the UBC MS clinic and the International Collaboration of Research and Discovery. Her occupation-focused research and teaching address employment among populations with disability, occupational implications of life transitions, and functional difficulties among those with progressive neurological conditions.
"Equitable employment is vital if we want to transform lives of persons with disabilities. This is an enthralling contribution to the disability debate, benefitting from a grounding in empirical social science. I warmly welcome it." - Tom Shakespeare, Professor of Disability Research London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
"This is the very first book to present a holistic perspective on the scope of practices in disability employment inclusiveness. It distinguishes itself by exploring the erstwhile uncharted territory in how psychosocial assumptions undergird employment access and practices, drawing from the broader and emerging scholarship on disability work inclusion to guide local adaptations and practices. Readers will find this book to be an invaluable landmark guide to understanding their evolving disability inclusion employment practices in the diversifying world of work." - Elias Mpofu, Professor of Rehabilitation and Health Services, College of Health and Public Service, University of North Texas
"At a moment when social justice issues are at an all-time high in focus, it is most timely to have a book on this topic. Employment equity for people with disabilities, particularly those with intersectional identities and often multiply marginalized, is a critical topic for inclusion in this discourse." - Susanne Bruyère, Professor of Disability Studies, Academic Director, Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
