2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the lives
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of people with disabilities (PWD). How the pandemic affects the
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employment of PWD and employers has yet to be determined. We aimed to
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investigate the employment consequences of the pandemic as experienced
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by PWD and employers. The research questions were: (1) What employment
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effects do PWD experience, and what business changes do employers
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encounter as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) What challenges have
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PWD encountered during the pandemic? Methods Cross-sectional online
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surveys of 733 PWD and 67 employers in the Midwestern United States.
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Results Compared to non-disabled peers, PWD encountered more challenges
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in employment during the pandemic. We found high percentages of both
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employers and PWD experiencing employment changes and business shutdown
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during the pandemic. For PWD whose employment was not affected, 14.6\%
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of the participants (n = 107) expected a loss of income and worried
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about the economic uncertainty of the pandemic. Unemployment for PWD is
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high due to illness or disability, being laid-off or furloughed,
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business reductions, and not feeling safe to work. However, only about
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18.6\% of unemployed PWD (n = 16) received pay or benefits for the time
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they were not working even though more than half filed for unemployment
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benefits. Conclusions The pandemic adversely affected employment of PWD
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as reported by workers and employers. Findings parallel the experience
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of the non-disabled workforce, but reveal vulnerabilities that reflect
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disability consequences and the need for job accommodations. Results
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reveal emergent needs for policy supports to reduce the disparities
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experienced by PWD in the workplace.'
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affiliation: 'Wong, J (Corresponding Author), Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Special Educ,
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521 Nanda Rd East Dist, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Wong, Jasin, Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Special Educ, 521 Nanda Rd East Dist, Hsinchu,
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Taiwan.
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Ezeife, Nnaemezie; Kudla, Angelika; Crown, Deborah; Trierweiler, Robert; Capraro,
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Pamela; Tomazin, Stephanie; Heinemann, Allen W., Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Ctr Rehabil
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Outcomes Res, 355 East Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.
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Su, Han, Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Ctr Hlth Serv \& Outcomes Res, 633
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N St Clair St,Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.
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Pham, Tri, Univ Texas Southwestern Med Sch, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
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USA.
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Heinemann, Allen W., Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Dept Phys Med \& Rehabil,
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710 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.'
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author: Wong, Jasin and Ezeife, Nnaemezie and Kudla, Angelika and Crown, Deborah and
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Trierweiler, Robert and Capraro, Pamela and Tomazin, Stephanie and Su, Han and Pham,
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Tri and Heinemann, Allen W.
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author-email: jswong@bu.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Wong
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given: Jasin
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- family: Ezeife
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given: Nnaemezie
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- family: Kudla
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given: Angelika
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- family: Crown
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given: Deborah
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- family: Trierweiler
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given: Robert
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- family: Capraro
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given: Pamela
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- family: Tomazin
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given: Stephanie
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- family: Su
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given: Han
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- family: Pham
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given: Tri
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- family: Heinemann
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given: Allen W.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10926-021-10012-9
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2022
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eissn: 1573-3688
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files: []
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issn: 1053-0487
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journal: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
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keywords: COVID-19; Disabled persons; Employment; Return to work
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keywords-plus: UNITED-STATES; HEALTH; ADULTS; IMPACT
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '42'
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orcid-numbers: 'Heinemann, Allen W./0000-0003-2782-7326
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Wong, Jasin/0000-0003-0045-6393'
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pages: 464-472
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papis_id: 4f1b00ba0c7059eada82159b5502c6c5
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ref: Wong2022employmentconsequenc
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researcherid-numbers: 'Heinemann, Allen W./AAI-2790-2021
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times-cited: '3'
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title: Employment Consequences of COVID-19 for People with Disabilities and Employers
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000743729600001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '32'
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web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation; Social Issues
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year: '2022'
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