People With Disabilities Stereotypes

Some people with disabilities are not evaluated as much on their performance, but rather on the grounds of the stereotypical beliefs of their employers (Colella & Varma, 1999 as cited by Nelissen et al.). Employers may choose not to hire individuals because they believe disabled people are highly dependent, in need of assistance, less likely to work and less productive than other peers (T. L. Ta & Leng S.K., 2011; Division for Social Policy & development youth, 2015 ; Domzal, C., Houtenville, A., & Sharma, R., 2015). One of the reasons of negative stereotype is lack of experience in working with people with disabilities. The employers tend to lean on their stereotypes to portray them as poor performers, frequently absent and as bringing

L. et al., 2001; Domzal, C. et al.,2015). Based on the short interview with senior librarian, Bathmavathi Krishnan, ‘'Most employers are reluctant to employ the disabled because of their concerns regarding safety regulations, the need to modify premises such as installing ramps, disabled-friendly toilets and they believe people with disabilities will be heavy users of health care benefits, thus increasing the costs of providing those benefits to disabled employees (Hooi, 2000 as cited by Ramakrishnan, Prabha., 2007). Lengnick-Hall et al. (2001) agreed that the accommodations for PWDs may entail additional costs to employers, but evidence to date suggests that these costs are usually minor and unlikely to tip the benefit versus cost assessment away from hiring from this source of labour. There is support that shows those employers who are not aware of this evidence still have concerns regarding accommodation costs for employees with disabilities. The survey reported by Mitchell et al.,(1997) indicates that the employers provided accommodations such as special equipment, office redesign, and increased access for disabled only cost below $1,000 (80 percent) and 20 percent of accommodations were made at no cost (as cited by Livermore, et. al.,