Employment of People with Disabilities Following the ADA
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Studies finding a negative effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the employment of people with disabilities have used the work disability measure, which has several potential problems in measuring employment trends. Using Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data that permit alternative measures of disability, this study finds decreased employment among those reporting work disabilities in the first few years after the ADA was passed but increased employment when using a more probably appropriate measure of ADA coverage (functional and activity limitations that do not prevent work). State‐by‐state variation in labor market tightness is used to find that people with disabilities may have especially procyclical employment, but the contrary results in overall employment trends remain after accounting for labor market tightness. Given the problems in measuring who is covered by the ADA, there is reason to be cautious of both positive and negative findings.
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Notwithstanding legislation specifically targeted at promoting and protecting the rights of people with disabilities, the employment participation of people with disabilities is still lagging when compared to their able-bodied, and comparably educated, counterparts.
“Notwithstanding legislation specifically targeted at promoting and protecting the rights of people with disabilities (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act [1990] of 1991), the employment participation of people with disabilities is still lagging when compared to their able-bodied, and comparably educated, counterparts”
From The Participation of People with Disabilities in the Workplace Across the Employment Cycle: Employer Concerns and Research Evidence (2020) · cites this paper as Kruse & Schur, 2003
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“…of people with disabilities (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act [1990] of 1991), the employment participation of people with disabilities is still lagging when compared to their able-bodied, and comparably educated, counterparts (WHO, 2011; see also Colella & Bruyère, 2011; Kruse & Schur, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Kruse, D., & Schur, L.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schur, Lisa
- Venue
- Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-66
- ISSN
- 0019-8676 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-232X
- OpenAlex
- W1987604909
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 60.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- papers.ssrn.com
- Locations
- Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- Americans with Disabilities Act, employment of people with disabilities, work disability, labor market tightness, employment trends, Survey of Income and Program Participation
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