Employment for People with Disabilities in Nova Scotia: From the perspectives of service providers and individuals with disabilities

Jul 17, 2019 | Thesis

This thesis examines the barriers to employment for people with disabilities in the province of Nova Scotia from the perspectives of service providers and individuals with disabilities. In response to the Federal report “Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector,”...

Persons with Disabilities in the Canadian Labor Market: An Overlooked Talent Pool

Jul 17, 2019 | Report - Background Paper

In the present context of labour shortages and skills gaps in Canada, it has been acknowledged that the country cannot afford to keep going without the talents of entire groups of populations that are currently under-represented in the labour market. Among those...

People with Disabilities in the Labor Market: Facilitators and Barriers

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

BACKGROUND:Participation in the workforce is one of the main social evaluations all individuals are subject to in modern society. Public policies supporting social justice for persons with disabilities have gained prominence in several nations in the last decades and...

Older Workers: Can They Succeed In the Job Market?

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

Objectives: To identify and track the progress of mature age workers who have overcome barriers associated with their age. To identify factors contributing to successful employment outcomes for older workers. To evaluate the success rate of service providers in...

Qualified or Not? A Case Study About Integration of People with Intellectual Disabilities on the Labor Market

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

People with intellectual disability, as a category, are an especially disadvantage group, as they often are in need of interventions from the society throughout the whole life. In Brazil, work is considered a human right and important for the construction of the...