title: Employers' knowledge and utilization of accommodations.
abstract: Increasingly, employers are providing a variety of accommodations to applicants or employees with disabilities. However, little is know about the resources that employers access to identify and develop accommodations in the recruitment, hiring and retention of employees with disabilities. Human resource professionals and supervisors were surveyed to determine the extent to which businesses were aware of, and utilized, the vast array of workplace supports available. Findings indicated that employers have limited awareness of workplace supports and rely primarily on their own organizational resources in identifying and securing accommodations. Yet, business professionals expressed confidence in their ability to meet and support the needs of employees with disabilities despite many supervisors indicating that they did not have the authority to secure accommodations for workers with disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, Kent State University, 405 White Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. dunger1@kent.edu
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kregel
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010559:Personnel Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*