Demand-Side Employment Research Questions

• In the event of a skills gap, what are the reasons for the gap and what are the implications?

• What could be done about the skills gap?

• What are employers’ perceptions about people with disabilities as skilled and productive workers who can be a solution to this skills gap?

• How can we, as rehabilitation counselors, help increase the “comfort” level of employers toward hiring and retaining people with disabilities in demand occupations? (Gilbride & Stensrud, 1992).