Employer Attitudes toward Workers with Disabilities and Their ADA Employment Rights: A Literature Review

By Brigida Hernandez, C. Keys, F. Balcazar. 2000

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Perceptions of Discrimination and Justice Among Employees with Disabilities (2010, background): “In addition, there is evidence that employers espouse favorable general attitudes toward employees with disabilities, but frequently are less likely to recommend their hire (Hernandez et al. 2000).”
A national survey of consumer attitudes towards companies that hire people with disabilities (2006, background): “[5] concluded that the best means for increasing access to employment for individuals with a disability is to "erode these attitudinal barriers and thus ultimately increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities" (p.”
Understanding employers' hiring intention in relation to qualified workers with disabilities (2011, unknown): “Although there is generally a positive perspective on workers with disabilities, there has been some continuing reluctance in terms of actual hiring of workers with disabilities [5, 6, 7].”