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Higher education and disabilities: international approaches
- Editor:
- HURST Alan
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 245p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Contains papers on: disability services in Australian universities; the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 on tertiary education in Australia; supporting students with disabilities in Belgium; policy and provision of support services in Canadian universities; Canadian universities and the status of disabled people; students with disabilities in higher education in Finland; students with disabilities in German higher education; disabled university students in Greece; disabled students and higher education in Ireland; including students with disabilities in higher education in Lithuania; students with disabilities in the Netherlands; supporting students with disabilities in the Slovak Republic; students with disabilities in higher education in Spain; disability awareness raising and training in higher education in the United Kingdom; higher education and disability in the USA; service students with disabilities in higher education in the USA; and students with disabilities and international exchanges.
The employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Author:
- CARPENTER Morgan
- Publisher:
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 149p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Comparative study, based on company case studies from six EU member states, of people with disabilities working in small and medium sized companies. Looks at: the legislative framework; employee characteristics; employer and workplace related characteristics; and mediating organisations. Concludes with sections on policy implications and recommendations.
On the margins: disabled people's experience of employment in Donegal, West Ireland (1)
- Authors:
- KITCHIN Rob, SHIRLOW Peter, SHUTTLEWORTH Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(5), November 1998, pp.785-806.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Traditionally, studies of disabled people's access to the labour market have been largely restricted to labour market 'censuses', often conducted by government agencies, and econometric studies. This article explores disabled people's access to and experiences of employment in Donegal, West Ireland, using a qualitative approach. Twelve disabled people and four non-disabled helpers, divided into two focus groups, were interviewed using an in-depth, informal conversational strategy. Respondents identified a number of potential solutions which mainly focused around disability awareness, removing barriers to gaining employment and the implementation of stronger legislation. In the final section, the issues and solutions raised by disabled people are compared to those identified by non-disabled people, collected in a parallel study.