Impact of the ADA on the employment and promotion of persons who are visually impaired

P. D. Rumrill, C. M. Scheff

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Abstract

Unemployment and underemployment have plagued people who are visually impaired (including those who are blind and those who have low vision) since long before the Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936. Five years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was implemented in 1992, persons who are visually impaired still have poor access to and are discriminated against in the labor market. This article examines the barriers to competitive employment for persons with visual impairments and presents an ADA-compatible strategy to help remove these barriers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)460-466
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
Volume91
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology
  • Rehabilitation

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