We will review and discuss the results of a grounded theory investigation of how employees with disabilities are treated on the job. Priority talking points will include the types of workplace treatment reported by the participants; the emotional toll of workplace mistreatment; how employees respond to workplace mistreatment; and the intersection of individual, disability, and workplace environment in the treatment of employees with disabilities. We will conclude with a discussion of how disability service providers can partner with all stakeholders to ensure workplace inclusion of employees with disabilities.
Learning Outcomes
A better understanding of the treatment of employees with disabilities on the job, factors that influence how they rare treated, and how they respond to mistreatment.
Increased empathy for the emotional toll that workplace mistreatment takes on employees with disabilities.
An enhanced desire and ability to advocate for greater inclusion of employees with disabilities in workplace settings.
