14. Workplace 14.1. persons with disabilities could be Culture Improve Organizational met through (Cont’d) Attitudes Toward reasonable People with accommodations. Disabilities (Cont’d) 14.2. Klimoski, Attitudes and Visual impairments Manual industries Less than 2% of Encourage Donahue Disability stereotypes organizations employees with Auditory impairments Professional 1997 Education and implementing disabilities to teach Fear of industries Musculoskeletal Younes 2001 Training for sensitivity coworkers about the uncertainty disorders Service industry Employees training found it specifics of their Colleagues Paraplegia Sales Hansen 1999 Without to be ineffective. disability. are skeptical Carpal tunnel Transportation Zolna et al., Disabilities Employers should of syndrome Health industry 2007 undergo training on Traumatic brain injury Financial industry Golub 2006 the legal approaches Neal-Boylan requirements of to work tasks. et al., 2012 disability Lack of and Scullion 2000 supervisor accommodation. knowledge Erickson et Managers should about al., 2014 undergo training to Summers feel confident and to make. 2014 comfortable in their Negative Solovieva et skills in dealing with expectations al., 2011 people with of managers disabilities. about people Employers can with include disability disabilities awareness and and their sensitivity as a topic performance in training for levels and managers and skills. supervisors. One of the Line managers need biggest to take responsibility barriers faced
14. Workplace Culture (Cont’d) 14.1. Improve Organizational Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities (Cont’d) persons with disabilities could be met through reasonable accommodations. 14.2. Disability Education and Training for Employees Without Disabilities Attitudes and stereotypes Fear of uncertainty Colleagues are skeptical of approaches to work tasks. Lack of supervisor knowledge about to make. Negative expectations of managers about people with disabilities and their performance levels and skills. One of the biggest barriers faced Visual impairments Auditory impairments Musculoskeletal disorders Paraplegia Carpal tunnel syndrome Traumatic brain injury Manual industries Professional industries Service industry Sales Transportation Health industry Financial industry Less than 2% of organizations implementing sensitivity training found it to be ineffective. Encourage employees with disabilities to teach coworkers about the specifics of their disability. Employers should undergo training on the legal requirements of disability and accommodation. Managers should undergo training to feel confident and comfortable in their skills in dealing with people with disabilities. Employers can include disability awareness and sensitivity as a topic in training for managers and supervisors. Line managers need to take responsibility Klimoski, Donahue 1997 Younes 2001 Hansen 1999 Zolna et al., 2007 Golub 2006 Neal-Boylan et al., 2012 Scullion 2000 Erickson et al., 2014 Summers 2014 Solovieva et al., 2011
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