Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan
Book cover

The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work

  • Book
  • © 2020

Overview

Editors:
  1. Sandra L. Fielden

    1. Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Mark E. Moore

    1. Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Gemma L. Bend

    1. The Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Examines the experiences of those with disabilities employed within specific industry sectors including public/private, volunteers and self-employed
  • Explores the intersection of disabilities with race, sexuality and age
  • Identifies gaps in current research and suggests a future research agenda for both organizations and legislation

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Sandra L. Fielden, Mark E. Moore, Gemma L. Bend
    Pages 1-21

  3. Legal Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Generating Interdisciplinary Insights to Regulate for Inclusive Employment

      • Liz Oliver
      Pages 25-44

    3. Confronting Episodic Disability in the Workplace: The Canadian Experience

      • Odelia Bay, Roxanne Mykitiuk
      Pages 45-62

    4. Determining Work Capacity

      • Jerome Edmund Bickenbach
      Pages 63-78

    5. Laws for the Right to Work of Disabled People: The Italian Experience

      • Massimiliano Agovino, Agnese Rapposelli
      Pages 79-95

  4. Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Career Management: The Transition Process for Workers with Disability

      • Hannah Meacham, Timothy Bartram, Jillian Cavanagh
      Pages 99-114

    3. From Education to Employment: A Transition Story

      • Valerie Critten
      Pages 115-130

    4. Innovative Strategies: Successful Transition to Work for People with Disabilities

      • Joyce Bender
      Pages 131-150

    5. Supporting Meaningful Employment for Individuals with Autism

      • Jennifer R. Spoor, Darren Hedley, Timothy Bartram
      Pages 151-166

  6. Levels of Employment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
      Download chapter PDF

    2. The Impact of Pain on Work and Professional Careers

      • Sandra L. Fielden, Piers J. A. Lesser
      Pages 239-253

    3. Understanding (Disabled People as) Ghosts in Professional Work: The Contribution of Feminist Research

      • Deborah Foster, Jannine Williams
      Pages 255-271
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This scholarly handbook covers all aspects of people with disabilities entering the workplace, including the legal aspects, transitions, types, and levels of employments, the impact of different disabilities, and the consideration of the intersection of disability with other identities such as gender and ethnicity. Comprehensive in scope, chapters look beyond organizational strategies that accommodate an employee’s disability and use case studies to highlight important issues and the individual’s perspective. The handbook concludes with a reflection on the work included in the book, what was not included and why, and makes recommendations for future disability research. Marking a major contribution to the study of workplace diversity and bringing together academics from various disciplines and global regions, this handbook covers a truly broad and diverse mix of approaches, theories, and models.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Sandra L. Fielden

  • Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA

    Mark E. Moore

  • The Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK

    Gemma L. Bend

About the editors

Sandra L. Fielden is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology in the Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, an associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and suffers from Fibromyalgia, Chron’s disease, and other complex health problems.


Mark E. Moore is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. His research interests relate to the examination of organizational and marketing theories as they apply to sport organizations. Mark is a wheelchair user and has a speech impediment because of cerebral palsy.


Gemma L. Bend is currently completing her PhD at the Open University Business School in the Department for People and Organisations. Since childhood, she has been a carer for individuals suffering from both mental and physical disabilities and she herself suffers from Endometriosis.


Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation