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A Comparison of the Implementation of the Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in the United States and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 in the United Kingdom
Abstract
This summarizes the results of recently conducted surveys in the United States and Britain to assess employer response in each of these countries to their respective employment disability nondiscrimination legislation.
Date Issued
1999-10-01Subject
International Disability Research; EDIcat6-IDR; (none); access; accessibility; accessible; accommodate; accommodated; accommodating; accommodation; ADA; adaptation; adjustment; alternative; Americans with Disabilities Act; bias; bigotry; change; Civil Rights; convenience; cross-national; developmental disabled; disabilities; disability; disability; Disability Rights Laws; disable; disabled; disablement; disabling; discriminate; discriminating; discrimination; earnings; ease of access; employ; employing; employment; Equal Opportunity; Global; handicap; handicap; handicapped; HR; HR Policies; Human Resource; Human Resource Management; human resources; Human Resources Management; impair; impaired; impairment; inequity; international; intolerance; learning disability; limitation; limitation; mental handicap; mental retardation; modification; openness; personnel; physical disability; prejudice; protection; self-employment; separation; single out; special need; stereotype; Title 2; Title 3; Title II; Title III; unfairness; user-friendliness; wheelchair accessible; work; worldwide
Type
article
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