If they give people real experience of work and the practical employability habits that go with it, they can help people be more attractive to prospective employers.
Thus, as a practical matter, employers often can get away with hiring discrimination.
"If they want a job, they're going to focus on something that's very current and practical and employers are currently looking for".
That said, there are also many practical things employers can do to help PWDs overcome challenges at work, and in turn benefit from a workforce truly made up of all the talents.
Off hand I don't know of any studies that specifically address quantitative skills as valued by employers but it could fall within the mismatch that Hernández‐March et al (2009) find in field-specific practical skills that employers desire but perceive that students lack.
She is the author of a number of practical books for employers.
They have been to school, even university, but did not obtain the practical skills that employers are seeking.
"These visas are really the only practical way for employers to hire them," said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, who has studied use of the visas.
She has produced a range of practical resources for employers on apprenticeships for Future Proof, a BITC campaign backed by City & Guilds.
"Through schemes such as 'Employ ability' we are offering employers practical information and support to make hiring and retaining disabled employees as easy as possible," says Jonathan Shaw, minister for disabled people.
