abstract: 'BACKGROUND: Less than 40\% of people with disabilities work. Many

  studies have detailed the barriers to employment but few have examined

  the work experiences of those who are employed.

  OBJECTIVE: A description of work conditions valued by a specific segment

  of employed people with disabilities is provided.

  METHODS: Videotaped interviews of 33 successfully employed people with

  mobility impairments and limitations (PWMIL) were transcribed and

  analyzed to gather their perspectives on their work social and physical

  environments.

  RESULTS: Finding work was facilitated by family, friends and other

  social networks, vocational services, and prior education. Doing

  volunteer work, spending time at a paid and unpaid internship, and

  part-time work experiences were important aspects of job acquisition.

  Exterior and interior physical features were or had been made

  accessible. Expensive assistive technologies were paid for by the

  employee and their health insurance. Almost all personal assistance was

  provided by family, friends and co-workers. Work satisfaction included

  having a supportive employer, supportive co-workers, and flexible

  worksite policies.

  CONCLUSION: The interviews of employed PWMIL provide prospective

  employers and employees information on important social and physical

  work features that are needed to improve the possibilities for hiring

  people with disabilities and facilitating their successful careers.'
affiliation: 'Gray, DB (Corresponding Author), Disabil \& Community Participat Res
  Off DACPRO, 5232 Oakland Ave, St Louis, MO 63110 USA.

  Miller, Lindsey C.; Gottlieb, Meghan; Morgan, Kerri A.; Gray, David B., Washington
  Univ, Program Occupat Therapy, St Louis, MO USA.'
author: Miller, Lindsey C. and Gottlieb, Meghan and Morgan, Kerri A. and Gray, David
  B.
author-email: graydb@wusm.wustl.edu
author_list:
- family: Miller
  given: Lindsey C.
- family: Gottlieb
  given: Meghan
- family: Morgan
  given: Kerri A.
- family: Gray
  given: David B.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3233/WOR-131784
eissn: 1875-9270
files: []
issn: 1051-9815
journal: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT \& REHABILITATION
keywords: 'Employment success; interviews; worksite physical features; assistive

  technology; personal assistance; co-worker; supervisor'
keywords-plus: SPINAL-CORD-INJURY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DISABILITY; OUTCOMES
language: English
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '29'
pages: 361-372
papis_id: 244f7296445eea2036a200b09d5f51e2
ref: Miller2014interviewsemployed
times-cited: '4'
title: 'Interviews with employed people with mobility impairments and limitations:
  Environmental supports impacting work acquisition and satisfaction'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000340299200009
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '22'
volume: '48'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2014'