Guidance on organizational policies for the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities. provide a synthesis of the key components of a sound policy on the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities, with a focus on policies related to accommodation practices. provide links to key sites and a short (1 paragraph) summary of what the sight has to offer, along with your assessment of the value of the site for employers, workers and other stakeholders Case studies of employer practices related to the accommodation of people with disabilities. provide a list of case studies (title might be the one given on the website or something you construct from the organizations name and the nature of the case study, e.g., IBM case study of accommodation for a manager with a mobility impairment) Provide the URL and a short 3-4 sentence description of the case and your assessment of the value of the site for employers, workers and other stakeholders Reports on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of accommodations for different types of disabilities. These are similar to the peer review studies and should be included with those studies for data extraction and synthesis. Here is my prescription on what data to extract from these reports. Develop a table the following information: citation for the report the types of visible disabilities considered in the study (for each type you might have a separate row in the table) the occupation and industry of the study (these might also be best in separate rows if the accommodations are different for different occupations and different industries) the nature of the accommodations being evaluated how the study was undertaken (e.g., case control, before after) other details of the study (sample size, location) the findings of the study (may be separate finding for different types of visible disabilities, and or occupation and industry) study recommendation for best practices (again, may be clustered by type of disability, occupation and industry) your assessment of the value of the study for employers, workers and other stakeholders Appendix E: Environmental Scan Contact List and Results In total, 32 individuals were identified and contacted via e-mail through the Environmental Scan portion of the review. Of these 32 contacts, 15 responses were received—a response rate of 47%.
Guidance on organizational policies for the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities. provide a synthesis of the key components of a sound policy on the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities, with a focus on policies related to accommodation practices. provide links to key sites and a short (1 paragraph) summary of what the sight has to offer, along with your assessment of the value of the site for employers, workers and other stakeholders Case studies of employer practices related to the accommodation of people with disabilities. provide a list of case studies (title might be the one given on the website or something you construct from the organizations name and the nature of the case study, e.g., IBM case study of accommodation for a manager with a mobility impairment) Provide the URL and a short 3-4 sentence description of the case and your assessment of the value of the site for employers, workers and other stakeholders Reports on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of accommodations for different types of disabilities. These are similar to the peer review studies and should be included with those studies for data extraction and synthesis. Here is my prescription on what data to extract from these reports. Develop a table the following information: citation for the report the types of visible disabilities considered in the study (for each type you might have a separate row in the table) the occupation and industry of the study (these might also be best in separate rows if the accommodations are different for different occupations and different industries) the nature of the accommodations being evaluated how the study was undertaken (e.g., case control, before after) other details of the study (sample size, location) the findings of the study (may be separate finding for different types of visible disabilities, and or occupation and industry) study recommendation for best practices (again, may be clustered by type of disability, occupation and industry) your assessment of the value of the study for employers, workers and other stakeholders Appendix E: Environmental Scan Contact List and Results In total, 32 individuals were identified and contacted via e-mail through the Environmental Scan portion of the review. Of these 32 contacts, 15 responses were received—a response rate of 47%.
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