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5. Employing an individual with IDD helps them contribute to society in a
meaningful way.
6. People without IDD are easier to employ than someone with IDD.
7. Giving a job to someone with IDD will give them skills to be successful.
8. Individuals with IDD require too many accommodations to employ.
9. I am concerned with the liability associated with employing an individual
with IDD.
10. The way my customers feel about an employee with IDD is important to me.
11. Training is a key in providing an employee with IDD the skills to be successful
in employment.
12. Other employees’ morale is a determinant in hiring individuals with IDD in
my company.
13. A decline in revenue is a concern in hiring an individual with IDD.
14. Hiring an individual with IDD will cost the company more than hiring
someone without IDD.

Appendix C
Interview Questions
1. What strategies persuade you to hire an individual with an intellectual and/or
developmental disability (IDD) over an applicant without IDD?
2. What discomfort and reservations do you have regarding hiring individuals
with IDD?
3. How are attitudes of coworkers a consideration when hiring an individual
with IDD? What about client or customer attitudes? How are you able to
overcome them?
4. What negative societal influences have you been able to cope with when
hiring an individual with IDD?

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