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Autism equality in the workplace : removing barriers and challenging discrimination / Janine Booth ; foreword by John McDonnell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Booth, Janine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Employment.
- People with disabilities.
- Autism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (130 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- People with autism often find themselves excluded from working life. This practical handbook lays out reasonable, achievable ways in which working environments can be adapted and people with autism included as valuable members of the workforce.
- Contents:
- Autism Equality In The Workplace; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Poem: Manifesto from Behind the Mask; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Autism in the Workplace; Myths or realities? ; Applying the social model of disability to autism; Chapter 2 - Ten Barriers in the Way of Autistic Workers; 1. Getting work ; 2. Getting on with the job ; 3. Communication ; 4. Social interaction; 5. Sensory issues ; 6. Organising work; 7. The trouble with managers ; 8. Bullying, harassment, discrimination ; 9. All change! ; 10. Job insecurity in a time of austerity; Chapter 3 - Remove those Barriers!; 1. Getting work
- 2. Getting on with the job 3. Communication ; 4. Social interaction ; 5. Sensory issues ; 6. Organising work ; 7. The trouble with managers ; 8. Bullying, harassment, discrimination ; 9. All change! ; 10. Job insecurity in a time of austerity ; Chapter 4 - Autism, Work and the Law; A global convention for rights ; European Union; United Kingdom ; United States of America ; Canada ; Australia ; Ten key legal concepts; Chapter 5 - Organising for Change; A progressive workplace policy ; Collective bargaining and trade unions ; Nothing about us without us ; References ; Subject Index
- Author IndexBlank Page
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781784501976
- 1784501972
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