The impact of job accommodations on employment outcomes among individuals with psychiatric disabilities

Individual Author(s) / Organizational Author
Chow, Clifton
Cichocki, Benjamin
Croft, Bevin
Publisher
Psychiatry Online
Date
September 2014
Publication
Psychiatric Services
Abstract / Description

Even after passage of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), persons with mental illnesses have difficulty finding a job and keeping it. In this study, the authors assessed employment outcomes among more than 1,000 individuals with a psychiatric disability who were unemployed at the start of the two-year study period. Those who received ADA accommodations not only worked more hours per month but worked 31% longer than the comparison group. Better documentation and measurement of the effectiveness of accommodations can move the nation closer toward the goal of full inclusion, the authors said. (author abstract)

Artifact Type
Research
Reference Type
Journal Article
Priority Population
People with disabilities
Topic Area
Policy and Practice » Services & Programs