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Social Security Disability Insurance: Time for Fundamental Change
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Burkhauser, Richard V.; Daly, Mary C. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is growing at an unsustainable pace. Over the past 40 years the number of disabled worker beneficiaries has increased nearly sixfold, rising from 1.5 million in 1970 to 8.2 million in 2010. Rapid growth in the rolls has put increasing pressure on program finances. The rapid rise in SSDI…
Descriptors: Income, Insurance, Disabilities, Labor Market
Unintended Consequences of State and Federal Antidiscrimination and Family Medical Leave Legislation on the Employment Rates of Persons with Disabilities
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Lehmann, Ilana; Crimando, William – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
Although some writers have suggested that the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), contrary to its intent, was responsible for a decline in employment for persons with disabilities, there is little strong empirical support for such an assertion. This study is an attempt to demonstrate that, in fact, the dismal labor market experience following…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Disabilities, Labor Market, Rehabilitation Counseling
A Review of Recent Evaluation Efforts Associated with Programs and Policies Designed to Promote the Employment of Adults with Disabilities. Report
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Livermore, Gina A.; Goodman, Nanette – Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2009
Over the past several years, a number of new programs, policies, and initiatives designed to promote the employment of people with disabilities have been implemented by state and federal agencies, and are being evaluated to greater and lesser degrees. The purpose of this report is to provide a review of the recent evaluation activities being…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Employment, Public Agencies
Disability Employment 101
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US Department of Education, 2007
Business is about productivity and maintaining a competitive advantage. To do this, business needs qualified workers. Hiring people with disabilities adds value to a business and will attract new customers. Disability is not inability. Employers can make sound business decisions and gain a competitive advantage by using this guide to increase the…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Tax Credits, Business, Disabilities
The Labor Market Experience of Workers with Disabilities: The ADA and Beyond.
Hotchkiss, Julie L. – 2003
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the recent labor market experience of American workers with disabilities and an assessment of the impact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has had on that experience. Since one intention of the ADA is to break down barriers to employment for the disabled, the analyses focus on labor demand…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employer Employee Relationship
The Decline in Employment of People with Disabilities: A Policy Puzzle.
Stapleton, David C., Ed.; Burkhauser, Richard V., Ed. – 2003
This book includes revised presentations from an October 2001 meeting of the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Cornell Rehabilitation Research and Training Center that considered the validity of current data for measuring trends in the employment rate of people with disabilities and investigated the causes and…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Chronic Illness, Data Interpretation