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Demand-Side Factors Related to Hiring and Retaining of People with Disabilities

presented by Fong Chan, Ph.D., Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison, on October 1, 2009

About the Web cast

The purpose of this webcast is to provide an overview of the concept of demand-side employment and job placement for people with disabilities. Specifically, Dr. Chan will review recent research related to attitudes toward people with disabilities and people from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, analysis of workplace discrimination based on EEOC data, and surveys of employers’ perspective on the employment of people with disabilities. He will discuss how this information can be used to formulate targeted strategies and policies for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

About the Presenter

Dr. Fong Chan is a professor and director of clinical training (PhD Program) in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison. From 1995 to 1999, he also served as Director of Research for the Foundation for Rehabilitation Education and Research, which provides research support for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, the Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission, and the Commission for Case Manager Certification. Dr. Chan is a licensed psychologist and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. He is also a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Distinguished Research Fellow. Dr. Chan has more than 25 years of experience conducting applied rehabilitation health research in the topical areas of psychosocial aspects of disability, multicultural counseling, vocational evaluation and assessment, and demand-side employment. He has published more than 150 refereed journal articles and book chapters. He is also the editor of three textbooks, Case Management for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, Counseling Theories and Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, and Understanding Psychosocial Adjustment to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Handbook for Evidence-Based Practitioners in Rehabilitation.

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• About the Presenter
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• Transcript of the Web cast (MS Word doc)

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This webcast is sponsored by the Southern University Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies at Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Underrepresented Populations (RRIUP) program funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). NIDRR is part of the U.S. Department of Education.