Objective Disability emerges from social, economic, cultural and medical processes within society. It is a dynamic interaction between health condition, personal factors e.g. age or gender and the environmente.g. laws, access to supports or attitudes, that impacts on capacity, activity levels and restrictsparticipation in society, economic activity and inclusion (WHO, 2001).The repercussions of dependency and unemployment as a result of disability for EU fiscal and social policy will place pressure on the Europea n Social Model in the longer term, not least due to a rise inage related acquired disabilities and health problems. More effective policies and strategies to assistpeople with disabilities to cross the threshold from economic inactivity to productive emp loyment,which target both employers and individuals, are required. Such measures must impact directly on thedecision of a person with a disability to seek, and keep a job and on individual employers to recruit andretain disabled employees. Utilising rece nt research and developments across a range of disciplines,Opti-Work aims to add value to EU and national employment policy and national systems to promotethe integration of people with disabilities into the labour market. It will develop a conceptualfra mework, consisting of a set of culturally relevant analytic tools, capable of throwing light upon thethreshold'decisions of job seekers with disabilities and potential employers in a national context andthe economic and social cost/benefits of crossing the threshold to employment for the State, employerand person with a disability. This will permit systems and initiatives to be benchmarked acrossjurisdictions in these terms. The perspectives of key stakeholders, active job seekers with disabilitiesand potential employers, and passive employers and inactive people with disabilities, will underpin thedevelopment process of this coordination action.# Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentsocial sciencessociologysocial issuesunemploymentsocial scienceslaw Keywords Disability analytic tools decision making processes economic impact employers jobseeker Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-2.4 - Quality of life issues relating to handicapped/disabled people Call for proposal FP6-2003-SSP-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CA - Coordination action Coordinator STICHTING VILANS Address Catharijnesingel 47 Utrecht Netherlands See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASTRI BV Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Stationsweg 26 Leiden See on map Links Website Opens in new window EMPLOYERS' FORUM ON DISABILITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 60 gainsford street London See on map Links Website Opens in new window EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR REHABILITATION Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue de spa 15 Brussels See on map Links Website Opens in new window EWORX S.A Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 22 rodou street Maroussi, athens See on map Links Website Opens in new window KUNTOUTUSSÄÄTIÖ (REHABILITATION FOUNDATION) Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pakarituvantie 4-5 Helsinki See on map Links Website Opens in new window LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Houghton street London See on map Links Website Opens in new window THE REHAB GROUP Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Roslyn park, beach road, sandymount Dublin See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Universiteitssingel 40 Maastricht See on map Links Website Opens in new window WORK RESEARCH CENTRE LTD. Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1 greenlea drive, terenure Dublin 6w See on map Links Website Opens in new window
