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Assessing and Changing Employers' Attitudes Toward Hiring and Retention of Employees with Disabilities

presented by Fong Chan, Ph.D., Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin – Madison on April 8, 2010

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About the Training

Dr. Chan reviews recent research related to attitudes toward people with disabilities and discusses how this information can be used to formulate targeted strategies and policies for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Session Learning Objectives

During this session, the presenter:

• Gives an overview of issues related to hiring and retention of people with disabilities in the workplace including brief analysis of workplace discrimination
• Discusses current data, including surveys of employers perspectives in the hiring and retention of persons with disabilities
• Updates listeners on the latest policies and strategies for increasing opportunities for people with disabilities

About the Presenter

Dr. Fong Chan is a professor and director of clinical training (PhD) in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison. From 1995 to 1999, he also served as Director of Research for the Foundation for Rehabilitation Education and Research, which provides research support for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, the Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission, and the Commission for Case Manager Certification. Dr. Chan is a licensed psychologist and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. He is also a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Distinguished Research Fellow. Dr. Chan has more than 25 years of experience conducting applied rehabilitation health research in the topical areas of psychosocial aspects of disability, multicultural counseling, vocational evaluation and assessment, and demand-side employment. He has published more than 150 refereed journal articles and book chapters. He is also the editor of three textbooks, Case Management for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, Counseling Theories and Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, and Understanding Psychosocial Adjustment to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Handbook for Evidence-Based Practitioners in Rehabilitation.

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Presented by the DBTAC Southwest ADA Center, a program of ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization), at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas. The DBTAC is funded by a grant (H133A060091) from the Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

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