Peter Blanck
1994
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) reflects a dramatic shift in American public policy toward the employment of persons with disabilities. The ADA has played a significant role in enhancing labor force participation of persons with disabilities and in reducing dependence on government entitlement programs. Despite these advancements, those critical of the potential impact of the ADA on the labor market argue that there is little "definitive evidence" that ADA-mandated accommodation measures result in larger numbers of qualified persons with disabilities participating in the workplace.
This Article begins to address these concerns by presenting preliminary findings from an ongoing empirical investigation of employment integration, economic opportunity, and the ADA. Begun in 1989, the investigation explores the implementation of the employment provisions of the ADA as set forth in Title I of the Act. The investigation follows the lives of some 4000 adults and children with mental retardation by collecting information on individual, economic, health, and legal measures.
https://disability.law.uiowa.edu/Lhpdc/publications/documents/blanckdocs/79IALR853(2).pdf
Blanck, Peter. (1994). Employment Integration, Economic Opportunity, and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Empirical Study from 1990-1993. Iowa Law Review, 79, 853-908.
Keywords: Integration, disability inclusion, economic inclusion, employment