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Tansey, Timothy; Bezyak, Jill; Kang, Hyun-Ju; Yan, Min-Chi; Chan, Fong – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
Background: The hiring of persons with disabilities continues to lag relative to the employment outcomes of persons without disabilities. Objective: The goal of this descriptive study was to examine human resources (HR) professionals' perceived needs and development considerations related to the use of a community of practice (CoP) to improve the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Professional Personnel, Employment Practices, Communities of Practice
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Post, Michal; Campbell, Camille; Heinz, Tom; Kotsonas, Lori; Montgomery, Joyce; Storey, Keith – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2010
The article presents the benefits of successful collaboration between supported employment agencies and human resource managers when working together to secure employment for individuals with disabilities. Two case studies are presented: one involving a successful collaboration with county human resource managers in negotiating a change in the…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Private Sector, Personnel Selection, Disabilities
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Freeburg, Elizabeth W. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1994
Proactive planning can serve as evidence of employers' efforts to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Planning efforts include appropriately written job descriptions, reasonable accommodation policy, disability awareness training, and evaluation of training and testing materials for bias. (SK)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Practices, Human Resources, Legal Responsibility
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Young, I. Phillip; Castaneda, Jose M. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2008
Background: Pay is an important human resource function that has attracted considerable interest within the professional literature and this study addresses pay discrimination. Purpose(s): To address pay for a particular protected group unaddressed in existing literature (Hispanic-surnamed principals). Setting: The setting for this study is public…
Descriptors: Research Design, Human Capital, Public Schools, Predictor Variables
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Crampton, Suzanne M.; Hodge, John W. – Public Personnel Management, 2003
Reviews recent Supreme Court decisions from 1998-2002, finding that they have expanded coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act but also show ways to reduce employer liability. Makes recommendations for public sector hiring, accommodations, harassment policies, and discharge procedures. (SK)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)