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Browsing Centers, Institutes, Programs by Author "von Schrader, Sarah"
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2008 Disability Status Reports: United States
Erickson, William; Lee, Camille G.; von Schrader, Sarah (2010-03-01)The Annual Disability Status Reports provide policy makers, disability advocates, reporters, and the public with a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the working-age (ages 21-64) population ... -
2009 Disability Status Reports: New York
Erickson, William; Lee, Camille G.; von Schrader, Sarah (2011-11-01)The Annual Disability State Status Reports provide policy makers, disability advocates, reporters, and the public with a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the working-age (ages 21-64) ... -
2009 Disability Status Reports: United States
Erickson, William; Lee, Camille G.; von Schrader, Sarah (2011-11-01)The Annual Disability Status Reports provide policy makers, disability advocates, reporters, and the public with a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the working-age (ages 21-64) population ... -
2009 Progress Report on the Economic Well-Being of Working Age People with Disabilities
Bjelland, Melissa J.; Burkhauser, Richard V.; von Schrader, Sarah; Houtenville, Andrew J. (2009-09-01)This progress report on the prevalence rate, employment, poverty, and household income of working-age people with disabilities (ages 21-64) uses data from the 2008 and earlier Current Population Surveys – Annual Social and ... -
2010 Progress Report on the Economic Well-Being of Working-Age People with Disabilities
Bjelland, Melissa J.; Burkhauser, Richard V.; von Schrader, Sarah; Houtenville, Andrew J. (2011-02-01)This progress report on the prevalence rate, employment, poverty, and household income of working-age people with disabilities (ages 21-64) uses data from the 2010 and earlier Current Population Surveys – Annual Social and ... -
Absence and Disability Management Practices for an Aging Workforce
von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyere, Susanne M.; Malzer, Valerie B.; Erickson, William (2013-04-01)The goal of Disability and Absence Management programming is to limit absence, control costs, and retain workers to maintain a productive workforce. This can include the development of supportive policies (e.g. flexible ... -
Connecting Practices to Outcomes: Lessons from the Federal Sector Workplace - Preliminary Findings from the Federal Employee Focus Groups
von Schrader, Sarah; MacDowell, Kate (2021-03-30)[Excerpt] Employment inequity for Americans with disabilities remains a significant problem. To explore and remedy this inequality, the Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, in partnership ... -
Emerging Employment Issues for People with Disabilities
von Schrader, Sarah; Malzer, Valerie; Erickson, William; Bruyere, Susanne M. Dr. (2011-12-01)People with disabilities are employed at less than half the rate of their non-disabled peers, and the current economic climate is making it even harder for people with disabilities to obtain employment (Kaye, 2010). During ... -
Mental Modeling: A Qualitative Method for Mapping Audience Behaviors and Designing Social Marketing Initiatives
Malzer, Valerie B.; von Schrader, Sarah (2014-04-01)Social marketing often applies commercial marketing approaches to programs intended to improve the social welfare by changing individuals’ beliefs and behaviors. We present Mental Modeling, a commercial approach to market ... -
New York State Disability and Employment Status Report, 2009.
von Schrader, Sarah; Erickson, William; Vilhuber, Lars; Golden, Thomas P. (2009-01-01)This Status Report is intended to provide information on disability in New York State, focusing on the working-age population (16-64 years old, except where noted). The report presents: 1) estimates of disability prevalence ... -
Research Brief: Absence and Disability Management Practices for an Aging Workforce
von Schrader, Sarah; Malzer, Valerie (2014-01-01)The goal of Disability and Absence Management (A & DM) programming is to limit absence, control costs, and retain workers to maintain a productive workforce.This can include the development of supportive policies (e.g. ... -
Research Brief: ADA Employment Discrimination Charges Citing Harassment
von Schrader, Sarah (2018-12-01)This brief presents some descriptive information about charges filed under the ADA that cite harassment and a summary of a qualitative analysis of case notes from a subset of the charge data. According to the EEOC, ... -
Research Brief: Employer Characteristics Associated with Employment Discrimination Charges under the Americans with Disabilities Act
von Schrader, Sarah (2014-01-01)Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in place for more than 20 years, requiring most employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities while prohibiting ... -
Research Brief: Facilitating Self-Identification in Federal Contractor Workplaces
von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyere, Susanne M. Dr. (2018-01-01)In a survey of federal contractor representatives conducted in fall 2017 by Cornell University, self-identification was the most frequently mentioned challenge in implementing Section 503 regulations for respondent ... -
Research Brief: The Patterns and Context of ADA Discrimination Charges Filed by Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
von Schrader, Sarah (2017-01-01)Studies have demonstrated that individuals with disabilities, including those with psychiatric disabilities, not only perceive but experience discrimination in employment. Several researchers have studied disability ... -
Small organizations and Title I of the ADA: A survey study in Region 2
Chang, Hsiao-Ying Vicki; von Schrader, Sarah; Strobel Gower, Wendy (2019-04-09)While both small and large employers cite barriers to employing and advancing individuals with disabilities, some issues are more common among smaller employers than their larger counterparts. The purpose of the current ... -
State of the Science Conference: Abstract and Executive Summary
Bruyere, Susanne M.; von Schrader, Sarah; VanLooy, Sara; Barrington, Linda (2014-01-01)This document provides an overview of research findings presented and audience response at the “state-the-science” conference conducted by Cornell University October 22-23, 2013 in Washington, D.C. on the topic of Innovative ... -
What Works? How Federal Contractors are Implementing Section 503: Executive Summary
von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyere, Susanne M. Dr. (2018-01-01)This survey is part of a larger project entitled “Initial Impact of Section 503 Rules: Identifying Effective Employer Practices and Trends in Disability Violations among Federal Contractors” funded by the US Department of ... -
What Works? How Federal Contractors are Implementing Section 503: Survey Report
von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyere, Susanne M. Dr. (2018-01-01)In September 2013, The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published the final rule making changes to the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503). ... -
What Works? Implementing Section 503. Survey Text and Flow
von Schrader, Sarah; Bruyere, Susanne M. Dr.; Erickson, William; Strobel Gower, Wendy; VanLooy, Sara; MacDowell, Katherine (2017-09-01)This survey was fielded to representatives of organizations that are federal contractors. Desired respondents were specifically human resources, compliance, or legal professionals who know about their organization's efforts ...