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- Title
Introduction to this issue: disability, public policy, and employment.
- Authors
O'Day, Bonnie; Schartz, Helen A.; Blanck, Peter
- Abstract
In 1990, the U.S. Congress launched a new era for individuals with disabilities in the U.S. by passing the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law prohibits employment discrimination and generally requires equal access for individuals with disabilities. For the first time in history, Americans with variety of disabilities, including physical, sensory, cognitive and psychiatric disabilities and HIV/AIDS, branded together to advocate for passage of this legislation. The ADA is based upon a new understanding of disability that has been gaining strength and acceptance over the past 30 years.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities -- Law &; legislation; UNITED States. Congress; EMPLOYMENT discrimination; VOCATIONAL rehabilitation; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2002, Vol 20, Issue 6, p537
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.516