ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2020
Telework After COVID: A "Silver Lining" for Workers with Disabilities?
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ableism and Workplace Discrimination Among Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Travel Behaviour of Vulnerable Social Groups: Pre, during, and Post COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Organizational Practices and Their Outcomes for Employees with Disabilities: A Review and Synthesis of Quantitative Studies.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Employment among individuals with work disabilities before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: results of a longitudinal cohort study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Workplace Accommodations and the Labor Force Status of Persons with Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Person-, Job-, and Environment-Related Factors Associated with Long-Term Job Retention of People with Physical Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- What can be learned from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work participation among people with work disabilities? A qualitative practice & policy perspective approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sick leave or work sick? Examining the antecedents and conceptualizations of presenteeism and absenteeism among teleworkers during COVID-19: A scoping review.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
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- Financial inclusion for people with disability: a scoping review.Global health action · 2024Article
- Silver Linings: A principle-based concept analysis examining the emergence of positive changes that accompany adversity.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Review
- Metaverse technologies can foster an inclusive society.Nature human behaviour · 2024Article
- Who Requests and Receives Workplace Accommodations? An Intersectional Analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Long COVID Prevalence, Disability, and Accommodations: Analysis Across Demographic Groups.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Introduction to Special Issue: The New Frontier of Disability Employment on the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Employment and people with disabilities: Reframing the dialogue in the post-pandemic era.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
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Purpose The COVID pandemic was a severe blow to all workers, but it may ultimately have a silver lining for some workers with disabilities if it makes work from home easier and more acceptable. In addition, the pandemic is shaking up traditional workplace structures and causing employers to rethink how essential tasks can be done, which may broaden their views of workplace accommodations. We assess the potential for the pandemic to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Methods This article analyzes pre-COVID data on disability and home-based work from three representative data sources-the American Community Survey, American Time Use Survey, and Current Population Survey. We employ both cross-tabulations and regressions to predict work at home. Results We find that workers with disabilities are more likely than those without disabilities both to work primarily from home and to do any work at home. This is true for both employees and self-employed workers. Workers with disabilities face similar wage gaps in on-site and home-based work, indicating that while increased availability of home-based work may create more employment opportunities for workers with disabilities, it is unlikely to erase wage disparities. While workers with disabilities are currently more likely to be working primarily from home, only 34% are in occupations with high potential for home-based work, compared to 40% of workers without disabilities. Conclusions Workers with disabilities are currently more likely to work from home and many may benefit from expanded work-at-home opportunities, but the types of jobs they hold constrain this potential. Research is needed to see how home-based work evolves as the economy recovers from the pandemic over the next several years.
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