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Employment Rates among the Disabled in Israel.
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Taler, Yecheskel – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
Through interviews and examination of records, employment rates were studied in a sample of 762 disabled adults (ages 18-55) in Israel. The profile that emerged indicated that employed individuals (N=220) tended to be younger, male, more educated, Israeli, and less seriously medically disabled, among other distinguishing characteristics.…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employment Patterns
Attributes Related to Attitudes toward People with Disabilities.
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Eichinger, Joanne; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
A survey of 162 adult members of the general public evaluated their attitudes toward people with disabilities. Among results was that the number of movies viewed about people with disabilities was positively associated with number of discussions and with positive attitudes toward people with disabilities. Gender was also significantly related to…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Attitudes
Disability and the Law of Employment.
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Ison, Terence G. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
This article describes the Japanese quota system for the employment of people with disabilities and assesses the potential of a quota law that includes financial incentives for compliance. It concludes that laws to compel the employment of people with disabilities are unlikely to be effective and may be counterproductive. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
German, Irish and Australian High School Students' Perceptions of Mental Handicap.
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Eggert, Dietrich; Berry, Paul – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
Comparison of the attitudes of German high school students (n=119) with earlier studies of Irish and Australian students found German students more confident at meeting a person with mental disabilities, more interested in policy changes to ensure better services, less positive about general social integration, and very negative about…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cultural Differences, Disability Discrimination, Foreign Countries
Age and Disability within the Context of Educational Intervention (ABK).
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Hovorka, Hans – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
A survey of 122 social work professionals from Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Switzerland identified practical issues related to the everyday functioning and social integration of disabled and elderly persons. Respondents expressed the desire for more effective teaching materials to communicate client needs to the able-bodied. (JW)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Common Vocational Training Project for the Handicapped (CVTPH).
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Amritmahal, Ananda; Mehta, J. M. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
A project of the Poona (India) District Leprosy Committee offers training in the industrial sector to leprosy patients, orthopedically handicapped individuals, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, under a common roof. The project aims to combat the leprosy stigma and to aid rehabilitation by making the trainees economically…
Descriptors: Desegregation Methods, Disability Discrimination, Diseases, Economically Disadvantaged