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Encouraging Disability Disclosure
Americans with disabilities are most likely to disclose their disability when they need an accommodation or have a supportive supervisor. They are least likely to do so if they fear they will lose a job or fail to gain one by doing so. In last month’s webinar “Disability Disclosure in the Workplace: What Employers Should Know,” Sarah von Schrader, Ph.D., assistant director of research for the Employment and Disability Institute of Cornell University, said that an employee’s willingness to reveal a disability is “an indicator of their comfort level with sharing personal information,” which is an “indicator of workplace climate and inclusiveness.” The webinar was based on findings from the research report, Emerging Employment Issues for People with Disabilities, released Dec. 7, 2011, by Cornell’s Employment and Disability Institute and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
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