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Research Opportunities

Research Opportunities

ACCESS-PD: The Impact of AT & Accommodations on Employment

ACCESS-PD includes four research projects that explore different factors that impact employment success. Each of the projects will make use of a common, omnibus survey that will enable the projects to leverage their data sets.

R1. Longitudinal Study: The Impact of AT & Accommodations on Employment

Project Director: Salimah LaForce

This project will conduct a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of AT and workplace accommodations on the employment outcomes of people with physical disabilities in traditional and contingent employment work arrangements.

Research Opportunity : The impact of assistive technologies and accommodations on the non-traditional employment outcomes of people with physical/motor disabilities from Minoritized Populations

We are recruiting Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people with physical/motor disabilities to share their experiences with non-traditional jobs (e.g., freelance, contract, temporary, etc.). We want to understand how assistive technology and/or accommodations impact employment outcomes for minoritized populations. We will interview participants over Zoom or by telephone. The interview will be scheduled at a time that is convenient for you and will take approximately 90 minutes. You will receive $50 as compensation for your time.   

Who can participate? To participate in the study, you must be:   

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Be fluent in English or be an ASL-user   
  • Have an upper and/or lower body physical motor disability  
  • Use assistive technology and/or accommodations for work  
  • Be employed in a nontraditional job(s)  
  • Currently work in the U.S.  

To be considered, please complete the screening questionnaire. We use this screening tool to ensure that we have a group of diverse participants.