Employment briefly
ILO Publishes "The Right to Decent Work of Persons with Disabilities"
The ILO commissioned a paper on "The Right to Decent Work of Persons with Disabilities" as a contribution to the deliberations taking place in preparation for the development of a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The paper is intended to be of specific relevance to those involved in drafting the provisions concerning employment and work in the proposed Convention. By examining the development over time of the "right to work" of disabled persons, the way in which this matter has been dealt with in international instruments and national legislation to date, and the experience in implementing employment and work opportunities, the paper will enable those involved in the preparation of the proposed UN Convention to build on achievements so far. The paper will soon be available in Spanish, French, Japanese and Arabic and may be obtained electronically by contacting the ILO's Disability Programme at disability@ilo.org.
N.O.D. Provides Recent Statistics on Americans with Disabilities
The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) in cooperation with the Harris Poll provides timely survey research data on the participation of people with disabilities in American life. The 2000 N.O.D./Harris Survey of Americans with Disabilities covers the participation gaps between Americans with and without disabilities in ten major life activities, and the 2000 N.O.D./Harris Survey of Community Participation focuses on people with disabilities and their involvement in community life. In addition, www.nod.org offers the disability community, policy-makers, media and others easy access to an assortment of other disability-related surveys and studies. Please visit http://www.nod.org/stats/.
JAN's "New Workplace Accommodation Challenges for the 21st Century"
The Job Accommodation Network has an online presentation, "New Workplace Accommodation Challenges for the 21st Century," geared towards employers that introduces some of the more challenging and controversial accommodation issues that they might face. The presentation is located at http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/symposium/Symposium_Handouts/Session3.doc.
Canadian Hearing Society Posts Online Manual on Employing People Who are Deaf
"Breaking the Sound Barriers - Employing People Who are Deaf, Deafened and Hard of Hearing" offers a comprehensive overview of workplace issues for people who are deaf or have hearing loss in both English and French. The manual is located at http://www.chs.ca/info/es/index.html.
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