Civil Rights
Mar. 12, 2009
What the ADA Didn't Fix
It is an ideal time to reassess what can be done to keep more people with disabilities in the workforce.
Michael Waterstone
Fritz B. Burns Dean, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Email: michael.waterstone@lls.edu
It is official: Unemployment has passed 8 percent. Although politicians and commentators may have different ideas about what to do, everyone agrees that people need to get back to work for the economy to improve. For one group, though, the situation is actually far worse. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2009, the unemployment rate of people with a disability was 14 percent, compared with 8.7 percent for people with no disability, not seasonally adjusted. The employ...
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