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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 2198 Employment Opportunities for Physically Disabled People in Computing, 1980-1981 219810.5255/UKDA-SN-2198-1 Stevenson, M. J., University of Manchester, Department of Social Administration Sutton, D. C., University of Manchester, Department of Social Administration No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 02 April 1987 AIDS FOR THE DISABLEDATTITUDESBUSINESSESCOMMUTINGCOMPUTERSDISABLED PERSONSDISTANCE MEASUREMENTEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYEESEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPILEPSYHEARING IMPAIRED PERSONSHOME-BASED WORKERSIN-SERVICE TRAININGIT PERSONNELJOB CHANGINGJOB DESCRIPTIONJOB SATISFACTIONLABOUR MOBILITYLABOUR SHORTAGESRADIO LISTENINGNEWSPAPER READERSHIPOCCUPATIONAL CHOICEOCCUPATIONSPERIODICALS READERSHIPPERSONNEL SELECTIONPHYSICAL DISABILITIESPHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONSQUALIFICATIONSRADIO PROGRAMMESRECRUITMENTRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYSPECIAL EDUCATIONTELEVISION CHANNELSTELEVISION VIEWINGTRAINEESTRAININGTRAINING CENTRESTRAINING COURSESTRANSPORTVISION IMPAIRMENTSCAREERS GUIDANCE Specific social services: use and availabilityLabour and employment <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>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?<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> Problems encountered by disabled people currently working in computing, their educational and disability details and types of computing occupation<br> 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.<br> (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) September 1980 - September 198101 September 198001 September 1981 Great Britain GroupsNationalEmployersEmployeesDisabled people Disabled people employed in computing and employers of computing staff in general in Great Britain Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe)Simple random sampleAll professionals registered with the National Computing Centre (NCC) and the British Computer Association for the Blind (BCB) were surveyed. A simple random sample of employers was drawn from the NCC mailing list, with a bias towards the north west (500 from the north west, 500 from the rest of Great Britain). Postal survey <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Sutton, D. and Stevenson, J. (1982) 'Employment for disabled people'<i></i>. :SSRC. Employment for disabled people Stevenson, J. and Sutton, D. (1982) <i>Physically disabled people in computing: : an exploratory study of opportunities problems and strategies</i> [Research report], : Dept. of Social Administration Universtiy of Manchester. Physically disabled people in computing: https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 2198 2024-11-28T07:21:51Z ddi:codebook:2_5