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Fact Sheet #7: Contingent Work among People with Disabilities

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Download Fact Sheet: Contingent Work among People with Disabilities (PDF) Lead: Dr. Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University Research Strand: Job Quality & Retention What are we Studying? This study reviews how often people with disabilities work in contingent jobs, such as temporary, contract, and “gig” work, and whether these jobs meet their economic and employment needs. […]

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Disability and Precarious Work

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Authors: Lisa Schur & Douglas L. Kruse View Abstract/ Download Publication: Disability and Precarious Work Abstract: This chapter examines the prevalence, causes, and consequences of precarious work among people with disabilities. New US evidence from the government’s Current Population Survey, and reviews of prior studies, show that workers with disabilities are more likely than those

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Gig workers with disabilities: opportunities, challenges, and regulatory response

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Citation Harpur, Paul, and Peter Blanck. “Gig workers with disabilities: opportunities, challenges, and regulatory response.” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 30.4 (2020): 511-520. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10926-020-09937-4 Abstract  Purpose This article examines gig work—typified by technologically-based, on-demand, independent contractor arrangements—for people with disabilities.  Methods To do so, it draws upon prior and current research to describe the nature of gig work for people

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No Room at the Inn? Disability Access in the New Sharing Economy

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Citation Mason Ameri, Sean Rogers, Lisa Schur, and Douglas Kruse. “No Room at the Inn? Disability Access in the New Sharing Economy,” Academy of Management Discoveries, August 2020, 6(2): 176-205. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amd.2018.0054 Full Abstract  The rise of Internet-based service platforms may perpetuate and possibly increase social exclusion of people with disabilities. The expansion of such services potentially

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