Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 41 Issue 3

Guest editorial The benefits of inclusion: disability and work in the 21st century

Emile Tompa, Daniel Samosh, Alecia M. Santuzzi

Development and implementation of a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society

Emile Tompa, Amirabbas Mofidi, Arif Jetha, Pamela Lahey, Alexis Buettgen

To develop a framework for estimating the economic benefits of an accessible and inclusive society and implement it for the Canadian context. The framework measures the gap…

Inclusion of Indigenous workers in workplace mental health

Robyn A. O'Loughlin, Vicki L. Kristman, Audrey Gilbeau

This paper highlights inclusion issues Indigenous people experience maintaining their mental health in the workplace.

Diamond in the rough? An “empty review” of research into “neurodiversity” and a road map for developing the inclusion agenda

Nancy Doyle, Almuth McDowall

The aims of the paper were to highlight the dearth of applied practitioner research concerning the expression of neurodiversity at work and develop an epistemological framework…

Now protected or still stigmatized? A 25-year outlook on the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Felix Y. Wu, Christine Nittrouer, Vinh Nguyen, Mikki Hebl, Frederick L. Oswald, Lex Frieden

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. This law was intended to prevent discrimination against people with…

Market reactions to the inclusion of people with disabilities

Claudia Araceli Hernández González

This study aims to provide evidence of market reactions to organizations' inclusion of people with disabilities. Cases from financial journals in 1989–2014 were used to analyze…

Building, sustaining and growing: disability inclusion in business

Robert Gould, Courtney Mullin, Sarah Parker Harris, Robin Jones

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the unique and the complementary aspects of disability inclusion and diversity strategies and to offer insight for organizations to…

Retaining and supporting employees with mental illness through inclusive organizations: lessons from five Canadian case studies

Rebecca E. Gewurtz, Karen Harlos, Emile Tompa, Margaret Oldfield, Rosemary Lysaght, Sandra Moll, Bonnie Kirsh, Hélène Sultan-Taïeb, Katie Cook, Sergio Rueda

Although awareness is growing of the importance of employee mental health and the value of inclusive work practices, less is known about how to support employees with mental…

Diversity in disability: leaders' accounts on inclusive employment in the Indian context

Vasanthi Suresh, Lata Dyaram

Despite several concerted efforts and directives, Indian organizations have a long road to travel with respect to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce…

The benefits of inclusion for disability measurement in the workplace

Alecia M. Santuzzi, Jesus Jose Martinez, Robert T. Keating

The formal reporting of disability to an employing organization is inconsistent and likely an underestimate of the true numbers of workers with disabilities and the presence of…

Hiding but hoping to be found: workplace disclosure dilemmas of individuals with hidden disabilities

Mukta Kulkarni

The purpose of this paper is to describe workplace disclosure dilemmas of individuals with hidden mental health conditions who have privately accepted their mental health…

Employee engagement and commitment to two Australian autism employment programs: associations with workload and perceived supervisor support

Jennifer R. Spoor, Rebecca L. Flower, Simon M. Bury, Darren Hedley

Although there is growing academic and business interest in autism employment programs, few studies have examined employee (manager and coworker) attitudes toward these programs…