Employers' Perspectives on Individuals With IDD in Community Integrated Employment Settings: A Scoping Review

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Although research often focuses on job training and preparing people with IDD for work, few address the perspectives of the employers toward the employment of people with IDD. In this scoping review, research on the perspectives of employers of individuals with IDD working in community integrated employment settings were identified and evaluated. Findings revealed varying research trends by country and journal type since the 1960s, such as the finding that <50% of employers have prior experience working/hiring individuals with IDD and that studies have been conducted globally using primarily a quantitative/descriptive methodology and informal nonvalidated survey tools. Limitations and implications for future research are provided.