02989nas a2200169 4500008004100000245010600041210006900147260005100216300001200267490000700279520231800286653001502604100002002619700002102639700001902660856014002679 2023 eng d00aConceptualizing disability accommodation device acceptance by workgroups through a sociomaterial lens0 aConceptualizing disability accommodation device acceptance by wo aHoward House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WAc2023 a285-2990 v423 aPurpose. Persons with disabilities (PWD) are among the largest and most diverse minority groups and among the most disadvantaged in terms of employment. Entrepreneurial pursuit is often advocated as a path toward employment, inclusion, and equality, yet few studies have investigated earning variation among PWD.

Design/methodology/approach. The authors draw on social cognitive career theory (SCCT), and the disability employment and entrepreneurship literature to develop hypotheses about who among PWD are likely to earn more (less) from entrepreneurial pursuits. The authors then conduct analyses on the nationally representative sample of the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) by including all PWD engaged in entrepreneurial pursuit, and matching each to an organizationally employed counterpart of the same gender and race and of similar age and disability severity (n ≈ 810).

Findings. Entrepreneurial pursuit has a stronger negative association with the earnings of PWD who experience earlier disability onset ages, those who report more unmet accommodation needs, and those who are female.

Originality/value. First, this study applies SCCT to help bridge the literature on organizational employment barriers for PWD and entrepreneurs with disabilities. Second, we call into question the logic of neoliberalism about entrepreneurship by showing that barriers to organizational employment impact entrepreneurial pursuit decisions and thereby earnings. Third, we extend the understanding of entrepreneurial earnings among PWD by examining understudied disability attributes and demographic attributes. Lastly, this study is among the first to use a matched sample to empirically test the impact of entrepreneurial pursuit on the earnings of PWD.10aManagement1 aKulkarni, Mukta1 aBaldridge, David1 aSwift, Michele uhttps://dev.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/conceptualizing-disability-accommodation-device-acceptance-workgroups-through-sociomaterial02055nas a2200145 4500008004100000245006700041210006600108260001700174520153800191653001501729100002001744700001701764700002101781856010701802 2020 eng d00aChapter 12: Breaking Barriers by Patterning Employment Success0 aChapter 12 Breaking Barriers by Patterning Employment Success aLondonc20203 aThe National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of nine colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT, United States), is the first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) with cutting edge programs aimed at increasing the employability of DHH persons, and at enhancing readiness of employers to utilize this talent. In 1968, with a pilot group of 70 deaf students at RIT, NTID’s ‘grand experiment’ was the first attempt within the United States to bring large numbers of deaf students into a hearing college environment, to help them earn college degrees, gain successful employment, and become productive community members (Lang and Connor, 2001). As of 2017, NTID boasts an alumni body of more than 8,000 and an active enrollment of 1,413 students across NTID’s and RIT’s Associate, Bachelors, and Graduate programs (integrated with RIT). NTID students have a higher persistence and graduation rate as compared with the national rates for all students, hearing and otherwise, at two-year and four-year colleges (NTID Annual Report, 2015). NTID boasts an employment rate of 94 per cent among its graduates and Associate degree graduates earn 95 per cent more than DHH graduates from other post-secondary institutions, while Bachelor's degree graduates earn 178 per cent more when compared similarly (NTID by the Numbers, 2017). Overall, NTID has become an international model for educating and preparing DHH students for technology-related careers.10aManagement1 aKulkarni, Mukta1 aAtkins, Scot1 aBaldridge, David uhttps://dev.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/chapter-12-breaking-barriers-patterning-employment-success00479nas a2200121 4500008004100000245006500041210006500106260002100171653001500192100002100207700002000228856010900248 2017 eng d00aCareer Adaptation and Success after Adult Onset Hearing Loss0 aCareer Adaptation and Success after Adult Onset Hearing Loss aAtlanta GAc201710aManagement1 aBaldridge, David1 aKulkarni, Mukta uhttps://dev.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/career-adaptation-and-success-after-adult-onset-hearing-loss