Neat Gizmo!/That Looks Scary: Employer Reactions to Assistive Technology

• Published in: Journal of occupational rehabilitation Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 316 - 326
• Main Authors: Ameri, Mason, Kurtzberg, Terri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical Psychology; Disabilities; Disability; Disabled Persons - psychology; Disabled Persons - rehabilitation; Employment - psychology; Environmental Health; Female; Health Psychology; Hiring; Humans; Language; Male; Managers; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Orthopedics; Qualitative Research; Rehabilitation; Risk perception; Self-Help Devices; Trust; Disability; Assistive technologies; Accommodations; Employability

Purpose Accommodations are vital for protecting equal access and increasing the employment of people with disabilities. However, the evidence on whether employers are willing or resistant to provide accommodations is mixed. We explore reactions to accommodations specifically associated with Assistiv...