Original Articles
Greek Employers’ Attitudes to Employing People with Disabilities: Effects of the Type of Disability
Authors:
- Anastasia ZissiEmail Anastasia Zissi
- Costas Rontos
- Dimitris Papageorgiou
- Christina Pierrakou
- Sotiris Chtouris
Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to answer two central research questions: (i) what are Greek employers’ attitudes to employing people with a range of disabilities; and (ii) do employers’ attitudes differ according to the type of disability? The study sample comprised 102 local employers with small-sized retail trade and service businesses located in semi-urban areas of Lesvos and Chios, Greek islands in the North Aegean Sea. The results show that employers’ attitudes differed depending on the type of disability; most respondents believed that it would be easier for people with diabetes, thalassaemia or renal insufficiency to gain employment than those with schizophrenia, blindness, learning disability or depression.- Year: 2007
- Volume: 9 Issue: 1
- Page/Article: 14-25
- DOI: 10.1080/15017410600973234
- Published on 1 Feb 2007
- Peer Reviewed