[Air-L] New CDT Research Report on Hiring Technologies and Disability

[Dhanaraj Thakur]

Hi everyone,

After over a year of work on this project, the Center for Democracy & 
Technology <https://cdt.org/>(CDT) in collaboration with Coworker.org 
<http://coworker.org>and the American Association of People with 
Disabilities <https://www.aapd.com/>(AAPD) are excited to share the 
results of a human-centered research study in our new report, “Screened 
Out: The Impact of Digitized Hiring Assessments on Disabled Workers 
<https://cdt.org/insights/screened-out-the-impact-of-digitized-hiring-assessments-on-disabled-workers/>.” 
This report centered the experiences of disabled workers interacting 
with AI-powered hiring tools and other digitized employment assessments 
and their possible impacts.


Key findings include:

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    Participants reported accessibility challenges and biases in these
    assessment tools that suggest they can be discriminatory.

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    Participants doubted the assessments’ ability to test skills, as
    well as their relevance to actual positions.

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    Participants found many assessments to be cognitively and
    emotionally draining, often leading them to feel discouraged about
    pursuing job opportunities that might involve such tools.


In addition to the findings, the report provides recommendations for 
reducing harm and promoting inclusivity in hiring practices that use or 
intend to use digitized assessments.


We welcome any feedback and encourage you to share the report 
<https://cdt.org/insights/screened-out-the-impact-of-digitized-hiring-assessments-on-disabled-workers/> 
with others. Finally, a plain language version of the report will be 
available shortly.

take care,

Dhanaraj

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*Dhanaraj Thakur* (he/him) | Research Director
Center for Democracy & Technology |*cdt.org <https://cdt.org/>*
**dthakur at cdt.org | **+1 202 407 8849