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ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2020

Gig Workers with Disabilities: Opportunities, Challenges, and Regulatory Response.

Paul Harpur, Peter Blanck

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Article in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
15.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paul HarpurUniversity of Queensland Law School, St Lucia, Australia.
Peter BlanckBurton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. pblanck@syr.edu.
Syracuse University · USUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Grant #90RTEM0006-01-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose This article examines gig work-typified by technologically-based, on-demand, independent contractor arrangements-for people with disabilities. Methods To do so, it draws upon prior and current research to describe the nature of gig work for people with disabilities, as well as the challenges and new prospects that such work presents. It also discusses recent regulatory reforms and proposes improvements, particularly in light of the current pandemic. Results Participation in the traditional employment market for people with disabilities who can and wish to work remains limited, even when workplace accommodations and individualized adjustments are possible. Increasingly, though, self-directed or independently contracted work is a way for people with disabilities to participate in the mainstream economy. The "gig economy," in particular, has provided additional opportunities for self-directed work, although the novel coronavirus pandemic has required existing approaches to be reconceived. Conclusions The gig economy provides new prospects, as well as challenges, for people with disabilities to engage in meaningful work. It also requires innovative regulatory responses to the gig work relationship, especially during the pandemic era.

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ContractsPersons with DisabilitiesWorkforceEmploymentHumansInternetWorkplaceCOVID-19Disability studiesGovernment regulationRight to employmentWorkplace

Identifiers

PMID33146784
PMCPMC7610233
OpenAlexW3095834731

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