Public views on employment of people with intellectual disabilities
By P. Burge, Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, Rosemary Lysaght. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2007
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Understanding the views of the public is an important factor in building effective programs that promote integrated employment. This article presents the results of a study conducted by an alliance of researchers and community partners to elucidate public perceptions regarding work inclusion of people with an intellectual disability. The study consisted of a telephone poll conducted throughout a large region of the Province of Ontario, Canada. A majority of the 680 respondents believed that some form of integrated work is best for most adults with an intellectual disability. About 87% of respondents believed that hiring people with intellectual disabilities would not negatively affect the image of workplaces. Respondents indicated that a lack of employment training programs for people with intellectual disabilities was a major obstacle to increased inclusion.
Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions, Safety Research
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- Public awareness, attitudes and beliefs regarding intellectual disability: a systematic review. (2011, methodology): “Questionnaires were the favoured data collection method, while a few studies employed personal interviews (Gabel, 2004; Hudson-Allez & Barrett, 1996; Kisanji, 1995; Sinson & Stainton, 1990) or telephone interviews (Burge et al., 2007; Lau & Cheung, 1999; Ouellette-Kuntz et al., 2010).”