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This 25-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities examines research about the perspectives of college students with disabilities on access and participation in higher education. Research explore barriers, supports and strategies that promote equitable participation, recommendations for training, and...

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has surveyed employers since 2004 related to providing workplace accommodations for people with disabilities. This resource lists and describes the findings of the survey. The survey results have shown the benefits these employers reported receiving from making workplace accommodations. Employers reported...

This 49-page document from the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) and Steelcase highlights quantitative and qualitative research that informs a blueprint for inclusive workplaces. The research project focused on persons with disabilities, especially those with diverse and intersectional identities, to examine the changes in workplace...

This 27-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities summarizes issues related to campus climate issues for students with disabilities to improve social and educational outcomes for students with disabilities, support faculty and staff with disabilities, and increase understanding of disability among...

This 19-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities examines research-based practices and current promising practices in providing support and training for college students with mental health disabilities to seek and gain employment and careers. Examining literature on the topic, the reports outlines how...

This 17-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities summarizes the literature on the career development needs of college students with disabilities, highlights exemplary models of support, and provides recommendations on best practices and future efforts to support positive employment outcomes for persons...

This resource, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides a report and video that explore data on educational attainment in the United States for Deaf individuals. The 16-page report was created by Carrie Lou Garberoglio, Jeffrey Levi Palmer, Stephanie Cawthon, and Adam Sales. In the report, key findings, data, and a research...

This 14-page report, published by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides an analysis of the characteristics of deaf people who applied for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services. VR services are designed to assist individuals with disabilities in pursuing employment, providing resources such as career counseling and...

This is a 12-page research article written by a team of researchers from Michigan State University, New York University, and City University, New York, in response to survey findings that "60% of tech companies believed it was difficult or very difficult for their organization to find job candidates with accessibility skills." This lead to the...

This 17-page report discusses research from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). This research shows the financial benefits of including people with disabilities in business. "Companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in...