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The brief related to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities examines the extent to which companies implement disability-inclusive recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement practices and which practices are related to hiring of people with disabilities.

Key Takeaways

• A majority of companies had accessible interview locations, provided interview accommodations, and posted job announcements that displayed nondiscrimination/equal opportunity policy.
• Companies were more likely to implement practices to retain and advance people with disabilities than practices to recruit and hire people with disabilities.
• Use of five recruitment and hiring practices increased the likelihood of hiring people with disabilities in the past 12 months. These included having measurable goals for hiring people with disabilities, partnerships with organizations, accessible interview locations, active recruitment of people with disabilities, and an accessible online application.
• Most companies implemented only one of the five practices related to hiring—accessible interview locations. Only 30 percent or fewer of companies implemented the other four practices related to hiring.

Citation

Gasper, J., Muz, B., Palan, M. (2019). Westat. Implementation and effectiveness of disability-inclusive workplace practices and policies. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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