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Start Over Descriptor "*AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990" Topic employment of people with disabilities Publication Year Range Last 10 years Journal journal of visual impairment & blindness
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1. Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: What Has the Blind and Low Vision Community Gained?

Author

Enyart, Stephanie

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*BLINDNESS, *CHARITY, *COMMUNICATION, *CULTURE, *EDUCATION, *EXPERIENCE, *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *LOW vision, *PEOPLE with disabilities, *REFLECTION (Philosophy), *SPECIAL days, *ACCESSIBLE design, *BODY movement, *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990
Abstract

The author reflects on the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on people with visual disabilities 30 years after its implementation. She examines the legislative intent of the ADA and the relevance of its goals to her personal experiences during the time the legislation was created. She describes the effect of the legislation's effective communication requirements on the way the government, businesses and nonprofit organizations communicate with the visually impaired.

Published
2020
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2. Workplace Discrimination and Visual Impairment: A Comparison of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Charges and Resolutions Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act.

Author

Victor, Callie M., Thacker, Leroy R., Gary, Kelli W., Pawluk, Dianne T. V., and Copolillo, Al

Subjects
*CHI-squared test, *COMPARATIVE studies, *EMPLOYMENT discrimination, *EMPLOYEE rights, *EMPLOYMENT, *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities, *JOB satisfaction, *PROBABILITY theory, *STATISTICS, *VISION disorders, *WORK environment, *DATA analysis, *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, *CROSS-sectional method, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Abstract

The article presents a 2017 report on equal employment opportunities and treatment in employment on visually impaired individuals in the U.S. Topics discussed include Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments Act provisions, the continuing receipt of workplace discrimination complaints, and the link of categories of discrimination charges to their filing before or after ADAAA. Also noted are the job acquisition charges decline and discrimination charges increase after ADAAA.

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2017
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