Employer Attitudes and Hiring Practices of Workers with Disabilities

Running Head: WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
















Employer Attitudes and Hiring Practices of Workers with Disabilities

Kristen J. Parsons

Park University























Employer Attitudes and Hiring Practices of Workers with Disabilities
Employer Attitudes
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (as cited in Hernandez, 2000), there are roughly 54 million workers that possess physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities not institutionalized. The range of disabilities can include epilepsy, intellectual and learning disabilities, mental retardation, physical, psychiatric, sensory disabilities, and disabilities in general. With more disabled workers entering the workforce, employers have been forced to alter their attitudes and hiring techniques concerning this vast, untapped resource. In a study by Cornell University (2000), researchers surveyed federal and private employers to determine their attitudes and respons...