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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED261209 AUTHOR: Habeck, Rochelle V., Ed.; And Others
TITLE: Economics and Equity in Employment of People with
Disabilities: International Policies and Practices.
Proceedings from the Symposium (East Lansing, Michigan,
April 28-May 2, 1984).
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1985
NOTE: 237 p.; Symposium also sponsored by the Ford Motor
Company, German Marshall Fund, Sony Corporation of America,
and the World Rehabilitation Fund.
AVAILABILITY: Human Resources Center, I.U. Willets Road,
Albertson, NY 11507 ($3.50, plus $1.50 postage and
handling).
ABSTRACT: This volume contains the following presentations:
"An Overview of Policy Issues," by Donald Galvin; "Policies
for the Employment of Disabled People,' by Norman Acton; "A
Corporate Perspective," by Jane Belau; "The Future of Work
for People with Disabilities--A View from Great Britain," by
Paul Cornes; "A Sociopolitical Perspective," by Harlan Hahn;
"Employer Initiatives--Policy Approaches," by Kenneth
Mitchell; "A Review of U.S. Corporate-Sponsored Programs for
Accommodation and Early Intervention," by Frederick
Collignon; "A Disability Management Program for Employees:
The Federal Government as Employer," by L. Deno Reed and
Richard P. Melia; "The AFL-CIO as a Partner in Employment
for Disabled People," by Rod DuChemin; "Early Rehabilitation
in the Workplace," by Juhani Karjula; "Impact of Employee
Assistance and Risk Management on Disability Costs," by
Edward J. Hester; "Employer Initiatives--Policy
Implementation," by David Evert; "Pilkington Group PLC
Rehabilitation Scheme," by D. M. Jones; "A Transitional Work
Center at the Workplace," by Ken Wright; "An Assessment
System that Matches Abilities with Job Requirements to
Facilitate Reintegration of Disabled People into
Employment," by Erich Mittelsten Scheid; "How to Develop a
System to Adapt Work Sites," by Gerd Elmfeldt; "Government
Initiatives," by Robert McConnell; "Employment in the
Context of Disability Policy," by John H. Noble, Jr.; "Quota
System Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany," by Kurt
Alphons Jochheim; "The Japanese Quota System and the Role of
the National Association for the Employment of the
Handicapped," by Ryosuke Matsui; "Affirmative Action Policy
in the United States," by David L. Brigham; "Ontario
Workers' Compensation Board Vocational Rehabilitation
Division: Service Strategies," by John D. Carroll;
"Hoensbroeck Vocational Training Centre," by Jan Albers;
"Partnership Initiatives," by Herb Mosher; "The Swedish
Approach to Employing the Disabled," by Birger Sjostrom;
"GIRPEH: A New Approach to a Social Problem: Employment for
the Handicapped," by Annick Mallet; "The Projects with
Industries Approach," by Jim Geletka; "The Kodak Approach,"
by Robert Jones; "A Partnership Approach to Unite the
Private and Public Sectors to Achieve Employment Goals for
Disabled People," by Geraldine H. Gobeli; "A View of
Vocational Rehabilitation in Poland: The Invalids'
Cooperatives," by Chrisann Schiro Geist and Glen Geist;
"REMPLOY--Its Work and Its People," by Terry True;
"Strategies to Facilitate the Transition from School to
Employment of Disabled Young People," by Trevor R.
Parmenter; and "Future Trends and the Implications for
Policy and Employment of Disabled Persons," by Frank Bowe.
Also included are reactors' comments to various papers and a
series of papers summarizing symposium outcomes and
recommendations for the future. Appendixes contain various
components of the ERTOMIS assessment system and a list of
presenters. (MN)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Change-Strategies;
Cooperative-Planning; Cooperative-Programs; Coordination-;
Educational-Cooperation; Educational-Needs; Educational
Planning; Educational-Practices; Educational-Trends;
Employment-Patterns; Employment-Programs; Employment
Services; Equal-Education; Equal-Opportunities-Jobs; Futures
of-Society; Government-Role; Government-School-Relationship;
Needs-Assessment; Policy-Formation; Postsecondary-Education;
Public-Policy; School-Business-Relationship; Trend-Analysis;
Vocational-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Disabilities-; *Educational-Opportunities;
*Employment-Opportunities; *Employment-Practices; *Foreign
Countries; *Vocational-Rehabilitation
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