Changing the Disability Climate: Promoting Tolerance in the Workplace

Disability climate is a key determinant of the successful integration of individuals with disabilities into the work force and a major influence on the level of occupational stress experienced by this population. Industry-specific attitudes regarding disabilities have an effect on disability climate...

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Published in:AAOHN journal 2006-03, Vol.54 (3), p.129-135
Main Authors: Matt, Susan B., Butterfield, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Annual reports
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
Burnout, Professional - etiology
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Censuses
Disability
Disabled Persons - psychology
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Employees
Employment - organization & administration
Employment - psychology
Employment discrimination
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Humans
Injuries
Interprofessional Relations
Models, Psychological
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational Health
Occupational Health Nursing - organization & administration
Occupational safety
Occupational stress
Organizational Culture
Organizational Innovation
Patient Advocacy
Perceptions
Population
Prejudice
Risk Factors
Social Support
Supervisors
United States
Work environment
Workers
Workers with disabilities
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:Disability climate is a key determinant of the successful integration of individuals with disabilities into the work force and a major influence on the level of occupational stress experienced by this population. Industry-specific attitudes regarding disabilities have an effect on disability climate as perceived by workers, as do formal and informal policies, procedures, and practices. Occupational health nurses can impact organizational disability climates through implementation of disability climate programs, thus improving workplace conditions for workers with disabilities and reducing occupational stress.
ISSN:2165-0799
0891-0162
2165-0969
DOI:10.1177/216507990605400306