Transforming disability into ability
Subtitle: policies to promote work and income security for disabled people.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Government policy -- OECD countries.; People with disabilities -- Employment -- OECD countries.; Federal aid to services for people with disabilities -- OECD countries.
Description: This book examines a wide array of labour market and social protection programmes aimed at people with disabilities and analyses the relationship between policies and outcomes across twenty OECD countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176).
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Summary of key findings; title: Ch. 2. Objectives and analytical framework; title: Ch. 3. Evidence on income and labour force participation; title: Ch. 4. Compensation policy challenges; title: Ch. 5. Integration policy challenges; title: Ch. 6. A disability policy typology; title: Ch. 7. Recent and forthcoming policy reforms; title: Ch. 8. Policy conclusions; title: Bibliography; title: Annex 1. Technical annex; title: Annex 2. Classification for the policy typology; title: Annex 3. Characteristics of disability-related benefit schemes; title: Annex 4. Characteristics of the approach to employment promotion.