157 A time for reflection: international work disability policy challenges and directions

Introduction Since the 1990’s, there has been a move across international jurisdictions to policies and programs that focus on work ability, not disability, and on strategies that encourage employment integration of people with temporary and permanent impairments. Almost 30 years later, we are at a point where we can reflect on those programs: their ideals, what worked, and what did not work and why.Method Top work disability researchers from …