The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)


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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enacted on 16 July 1990, provides broad non-discrimination protection for individuals with disabilities in employment, public accommodations and services operated by public entities, transportation, and telecommunications. This book summarises the major provisions of the act as amended and discusses recent issues including rules, Supreme Court decisions, regulations and information sources.




The Americans with Disabilities Act


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Employment, Disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act


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The Americans with Disabilities Act was heralded by its congressional sponsors as an emancipation proclamation for people with disabilities and as the most important civil rights legislation passed in a generation. This book offers an assessment of what has actually occurred since the ADA's enactment in 1990. In empirically based articles, contributors from the fields of law, health policy, government, and business reveal the unsoundness of charges from the right that the ADA will bankrupt industry, and assumptions on the left that the ADA will prove ineffective in helping people with disabilities enter and remain in the workforce.




Understanding the ADA


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Revision of the author's Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act.




The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce


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A pioneering reference for the community of people with mental retardation, their families, employers, lawyers, researchers, and policy makers. Based on empirical research and legal analysis, examines the antidiscrimination protections set out in the US act regarding employment. Especially considers




Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, 1991


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The official handbook which is the basic resource on the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) for business and the affected public. Contains annotated regulations for all three titles of the Act, resources for obtaining further assistance, and an appendix containing supplementary information concerning implementation. Loose-leaf, punched to fit your 3-ring binder.







Disability Law Deskbook


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Disability Law Deskbook: The Americans with Disabilities Act in the Workplace helps employers, attorneys, and human resource professionals steer a smart, safe course through the ADA, by offering clear, complete, compliance-enabling coverage of the purpose, provisions, and implications of the ADA, as well as related court rulings.




Disability Discrimination


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