The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce: Employment of People With Mental Retardation

by Peter Blanck, David L. Braddock

This year marks the eighth anniversary of the American With Disabilities Act (ADA). Has it really made a difference? The American with Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce presents an empirical investigation of ADA issues and their effect on the employment of people with mental retardation. Filled with legal cases, court opinions, charts, and tables, this book analyzes how the courts have interpreted ADA and the implications of their findings on employment integration and economic growth. Author Peter Blanck, a foremost leader in disability law, has argued key ADA cases. He is in a unique position to describe how ADA is being tested in communities and challenged in the courts. A forward by Paul Miller, esq., provides perspective. Extensive footnotes, appendices, and case law citations make this book an essential resource for your library.

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998