The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work

This scholarly handbook covers all aspects of people with disabilities entering the workplace, including the legal aspects, transitions, types, and levels of employments, the impact of different disabilities, and the consideration of the intersection of disability with other identities such as gender and ethnicity. Comprehensive in scope, chapters look beyond organizational strategies that accommodate an employee’s disability and use case studies to highlight important issues and the individual’s perspective. The handbook concludes with a reflection on the work included in the book, what was not included and why, and makes recommendations for future disability research. Marking a major contribution to the study of workplace diversity and bringing together academics from various disciplines and global regions, this handbook covers a truly broad and diverse mix of approaches, theories, and models.

Sandra L. Fielden is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology in the Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, an associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and suffers from Fibromyalgia, Chron’s disease, and other complex health problems.

Mark E. Moore is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. His research interests relate to the examination of organizational and marketing theories as they apply to sport organizations. Mark is a wheelchair user and has a speech impediment because of cerebral palsy.

Gemma L. Bend is currently completing her PhD at the Open University Business School in the Department for People and Organisations. Since childhood, she has been a carer for individuals suffering from both mental and physical disabilities and she herself suffers from Endometriosis.