Employment Opportunities for Physically Disabled People in Computing, 1980-1981

The main questions adressed are: is computing an occupation which offers opportunities for the employment of persons handicapped by physical disability?; can specific opportunities or obstacles be identified and what strategies should be adapted to maximise the employment opportunities for disabled people? Variables Problems encountered by disabled people currently working in computing, their educational and disability details and types of computing occupation Details of employers of computing personnel in general, the posts which disabled people held in computing, employers' views of trends for job requirements and their bias for/against disabled people. (The National Computer Council also carried out in depth case studies of a small number of disabled computer professionals. These surveys have not yet been published)

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Geographic Coverage:

GB

Resource Type:

dataset

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UK Data Service