This project includes ground-breaking qualitative research about how workers with disabilities and working caregivers of people with disabilities and serious health conditions use, need, and benefit from family and medical leave. People with disabilities and their families often experience greater financial insecurity and are more likely to face barriers to employment that can render the financial impact of time off particularly devastating. This project explores whether current employer- or government-provided paid and unpaid leave policies and programs meet the needs of the disability community. Findings offer key insights on how existing leave policies can become more disability-inclusive and specific actions employers, policymakers, and advocates can take to support workers affected by disabilities and serious health conditions. Most importantly, the findings highlight the need for a comprehensive national paid leave policy. This project was supported by an anonymous funder through The Arc of United States.
Other Resources
Conference poster at 2019 APPAM Conference: Disability Perspectives on Paid Leave
PowerPoint presentation at 2019 research conferences: Disability Perspectives on Paid Leave
Project Staff (2019-2020)
Suma Setty, MPH, Senior Research Associate
Heather Koball, PhD, Co-Director
Seth Hartig, MA, Senior Research Associate
Contact
Seth Hartig
hartig@nccp.org