1121: Disability Unveiled: Impact of Contextual Factors and Perceptions on Disability in the Workplace (15604)

Organizer(s)

• MS

  Mary Eve Speach

  U. of Georgia, United States

Participant(s)

• KH

  Kaylee Hackney

  Baylor U., United States
• JK

  Jaclyn Koopmann

  Auburn U., United States
• BL

  Brent Lyons

  Schulich School of Business, York U., Canada
• MH

  Michelle Hebl

  Rice U., United States
• DL

  Dong Liu

  Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
• KB

  Katie Badura

  Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
• JM

  Jean-Marc Moke

  York U., Canada

Organizer(s)

• EW

  Elijah Wee

  U. of Washington, United States

Discussant(s)

• DD

  David Dwertmann

  Rutgers U., United States

Presenter(s)

• TO

  Takaki Ohya

  Auburn U., United States
• MS

  Mary Eve Speach

  U. of Georgia, United States
• CN

  Christine Nittrouer

  Texas Tech U., United States
• EW

  Elijah Wee

  U. of Washington, United States

Participant(s)

• MZ

  Michelle Zorn

  Auburn U., United States
• RF

  Rachel Frieder

  U. of North Florida, United States

An essential pathway toward improving the workplace experience and dynamics of those with disabilities is the complex array of external factors present within organizations. Such factors influence both how these employees perceive themselves, as well as how others in the workplace perceive disability. Research that explores this topic is particularly valuable given the breadth and scope of disability in society, but still there exists a pronounced scarcity of disability as a dimension of diversity and inclusion within organizations. The papers in this symposium aim to contribute novel and important insights to this underrepresented domain of disability in the workplace by studying the impact of organizational factors – including climate, policies, and practices – on the interactions and perceptions of employees with disabilities in the workplace.

Presentations:

• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1121: Post-Partum Mental Health Challenges and the Workplace (15604)
  

  Author: Michelle Zorn – Auburn U.

  Author: Rachel Elizabeth Frieder – U. of North Florida

  Author: Kaylee Jo Hackney – Baylor U.

  Author: Jaclyn Koopmann – Auburn U.

  Author: Takaki Ohya – Auburn U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1121: Friend or Foe? Generative AI Assistance and its Consequences among Employees with Disabilities (15604)
  

  Author: Mary Eve Speach – U. of Georgia

  Author: Brent John Lyons – Schulich School of Business, York U.

  Author: Katie Badura – Georgia Institute of Technology

  Author: Jean-Marc Moke – York U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1121: Allies as Intermediaries: Strategies that Promote Hiring People Who are Neurodiverse (15604)
  

  Author: Christine Nittrouer – Texas Tech U.

  Author: Michelle Hebl – Rice U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1121: Riding the Wave of Disability Hiring – the Effect of Strengths-based Disability Simulation (15604)
  

  Author: Elijah Wee – U. of Washington

  Author: Dong Liu – Georgia Institute of Technology