IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR BARRIERS AFFECTING EMPLOYERS' DECISIONS TO HIRE HANDICAPPED WORKERS

THIS RESEARCH WILL SURVEY A STRATIFIED SAMPLE OF 120 EMPLOYERS IN N.E. OHIO (BASED ON SIZE, FUNCTION, AND SIMILAR VARIABLES) TO DETERMINE WHAT MAJOR FACTORS AFFECT EMPLOYERS IN THEIR HIRING OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS. PSYCHOLOGISTS WILL INTERVIEW PERSONNEL DECISION MAKERS TO IDENTIFY EMPLOYER'S PERSPECTIVES ON BARRIERS TO THE GREATER EMPLOYMENT OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS. RESULTING FROM THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF REMEDIAL/COMPENSATORY/EDUCATIONAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS IDENTIFIED BY THESE EMPLOYERS.