The past 30 years have been a period of fundamental change in public policies that relate to
disability, from the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970, through hundreds of …

Abstract On July 1, 2000, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) took effect replacing the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The overall purpose of WIA is to create an integrated …

The purpose of this chapter is to present research that has examined the impact and efficacy
of US employment and disability policy, identify the gaps between present and needed …

In recent years, the unemployment level of people with disabilities has received increased
attention. A number of federal agencies, public policy makers, consumer groups, and …

The New Beneficiary Followup survey-the data employed in this research-represents a 10-
year followup of persons interviewed in the New Beneficiary Survey in 1982. Special …

Putting people with disabilities back to work, or enabling them to remain at their jobs
following onset of a disability, is one of the key elements of US disability policy. To that end …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This paper looks at programmatic definitions of disability
for Federal disability programs by:(1) reviewing and examining major programmatic …

This brochure on the role of disability management programs in American with Disabilities
Act (ADA) compliance is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace …

Public policies to stimulate demand side factors that affect the employment status of people
with disabilities need to consider workplace efforts that support the continued employment of …

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report makes a
major contribution to the cross-national policy debate on promoting employment among …