Introduction:

This study utilized data from the 2014 Survey of Disability and Employment (SDE) to examine personal characteristics that influenced employment after disability onset for people who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision).

Method:

The selected sample from the SDE data set included 131 individuals who are visually impaired, had disability onset after age 14 years, and worked before their disability onset. Logistic regression was used to examine working after disability onset associated with age at disability onset, years since disability onset, gender, race, education, receipt of government disability benefits, self-reported health, encouragement received to work, additional disabilities, and the interaction between age at disability onset and years since disability onset.

Results:

Persons who were female, received government benefits, and had multiple disabilities were less likely to work after disability onset; persons who had more sources of encouragement were more likely to work after disability onset. Age at disability onset interacted with time since disability onset; as age increased, odds of working after disability onset increased but only for persons who had their disability for at least 4 years.

Discussion:

Persons with newly acquired disabilities may need time to adjust to their disability and learn new skills that allow them to continue employment. Information about how employment may influence receipt of government benefits would be helpful to persons evaluating their options regarding continuing employment.

Implications for practitioners:

A person who has not worked after recent disability onset may be adjusting to life with a disability and may return to work in the future. Encouragement to work from both service providers and family members made a meaningful difference in employment retention after disability onset, and this is an area that vocational rehabilitation professionals can influence.

中文翻译：

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与视力障碍者伤残发作后的工作相关的个人特征

介绍：

这项研究利用了2014年残疾与就业调查（SDE）中的数据，研究了影响视力障碍者（即，盲人或视力低下）的残疾人发病后影响就业的个人特征。

方法：

从SDE数据集中选择的样本包括131名视力障碍者，在14岁以后开始残疾，并在他们开始残疾之前工作。Logistic回归用于检查在残疾发作后与残疾发作年龄，残疾以来的年数，性别，种族，受教育程度，接受政府残疾津贴，自我报告的健康状况，工作鼓励，额外残疾以及互动关系相关的工作从残疾发作的年龄到残疾发作的年数之间。

结果：

女性，获得政府补助并患有多种残疾的人在残疾发作后工作的可能性较小；受到更多鼓励的人在残疾发作后更有可能工作。自残疾发作以来，残疾发作时的年龄与时间相互作用；随着年龄的增长，残疾后开始工作的几率会增加，但仅适用于残疾至少4年的人。

讨论：

新近获得残疾的人可能需要时间来适应他们的残疾并学习新的技能，使他们能够继续就业。有关就业可能如何影响政府福利的获得的信息将有助于人们评估他们关于继续就业的选择。

对从业者的启示：

在最近的残疾发作之后没有工作的人可能正在适应有残疾的生活，并可能在将来重返工作岗位。服务提供者和家庭成员的鼓励工作在残疾发生后在保留就业方面产生了有意义的变化，这是职业康复专业人员可以影响的领域。