Disability and Equity at Work

by Jody Heymann, Michael Ashley Stein, Gonzalo Moreno

Book Overview

Despite international and national guarantees of equal rights, there remains a great deal to be done to achieve global employment equality for individuals with disabilities. In OECD countries, the employment rate of persons with disabilities was just over 40%, compared to 75% for persons without a disability; in many low- and middle-income countries, the employment rates are even lower.

There are numerous reasons why persons with disabilities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199981213
• ISBN13: 9780199981212
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"