Telework during the pandemic: Patterns,challenges, and opportunities for people with disabilities |
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| Institution: | 1. Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University, USA;2. School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, USA;3. Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University, USA;1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas at El Paso; 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA;2. Department of Geography, University of Utah; 260 Central Campus Dr., Rm. 4625, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA;3. Department of Sociology, University of Utah; 380 S 1530 E, Rm. 301, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA;1. Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton, USA;2. Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;3. Department of Neurology, Section on Statistical Planning and Analysis, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA;1. Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia;2. Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Australia;3. Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Australia;4. Warwick Business School, Warwick University, United Kingdom;1. Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA;2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA;3. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA;4. Department of Rehabilitation Services: Children''s Rehabilitation Service Division, AL, USA;5. Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA;6. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA;7. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA;1. ICES, ICES: 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5;2. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3M7;3. Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, 1001 Queen St W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H4;4. Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1C 1A5 |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundTelework has benefits for many people with disabilities. The pandemic may create new employment opportunities for people with disabilities by increasing employer acceptance of telework, but this crucially depends on the occupational structure.ObjectiveWe compare people with and without disabilities in the expansion of telework as the pandemic began, and the evolution of telework during the pandemic.MethodsWe use U.S. data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2020 and the Current Population Survey over May 2020 to April 2022 period. Prevalence and trends are analyzed using linear probability and multinomial logit regressions.ResultsWhile workers with disabilities were more likely than those without disabilities to telework before the pandemic, they were less likely to telework during the pandemic. The occupational distribution accounts for most of this difference. Tight labor markets, as measured by state unemployment rates, particularly favor people with disabilities obtaining telework jobs. While people with cognitive/mental health and mobility impairments were the most likely to telework during the pandemic, tight labor markets especially favored the expansion of telework for people with vision impairments and difficulty with daily activities inside the home.ConclusionsMany people with disabilities benefit from working at home, and the pandemic has increased employer acceptance of telework, but the current occupational distribution limits this potential. Tighter labor markets during the recovery offer hope that employers will increasingly hire people with disabilities in both telework and non-telework jobs. |
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| Keywords: | Disability Employment Telework Pandemic Flexibility |
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