Career Success of Disabled High-Flyers challenges the assumption that disabled employees are a homogenous group and discusses important questions such as: What is disability? How do people with physical impairments define success? Does gender impact in the same way on disabled and non-disabled...

Front matter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- TRENDS IN THE DISABILITY DECISION PROCESS -- CONSTRAINTS ON THE DISABILITY DECISION PROCESS -- ORGANIZATION OF MEDICAL EXPERTISE -- TRAINING AND...

There are more than 40 million Americans with disabilities. If U.S. hospitality and leisure professionals are keen to attract customers with disabilities, then the particular services in line with the needs of those individuals have to be addressed, given the lack of clear actions toward the...