The Americans with Disabilities Act and Title I

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been
hailed as a landmark piece of civil rights
legislation and a boon to people with disabilities in
the United States. Title I of the ADA specifically
addresses employment discrimination toward persons
with disabilities. Congressional proponents of the
ADA anticipated that the statute would bring about a
reversal of the high unemployment numbers among the
disabled. This work examines the unemployment data
for persons with disabilities 10 years following
enactment of the ADA. It shows that the ADA has not
reversed unemployment trends among persons with
disabilities. This book compares the expectations of
the bill's sponsors and/or advocates for improvements
in employment opportunities for working aged adults
with disabilities, provided for by Title I of the
ADA, with the actual outcomes. This volume
highlights some the principal problems inherent with
the law itself, problems that may be contributing to
the ADA's inability to reverse high unemployment
numbers among the disabled. It also addresses
concerns within the US business community regarding
implementation of the law.

Autorentext

Kevin Briggs received his undergraduate degree in politicalscience from the University of Maryland (graduating with honors). He then went on to Virginia Tech, where he received his master'sdegree, also in political science. Kevin is currently completingup a second Masters degree in economics from the University ofLondon.

Klappentext

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has beenhailed as a landmark piece of civil rightslegislation and a boon to people with disabilities inthe United States. Title I of the ADA specificallyaddresses employment discrimination toward personswith disabilities. Congressional proponents of theADA anticipated that the statute would bring about areversal of the high unemployment numbers among thedisabled. This work examines the unemployment datafor persons with disabilities 10 years followingenactment of the ADA. It shows that the ADA has notreversed unemployment trends among persons withdisabilities. This book compares the expectations ofthe bill's sponsors and/or advocates for improvementsin employment opportunities for working aged adultswith disabilities, provided for by Title I of theADA, with the actual outcomes. This volumehighlights some the principal problems inherent withthe law itself, problems that may be contributing tothe ADA's inability to reverse high unemploymentnumbers among the disabled. It also addressesconcerns within the US business community regardingimplementation of the law.