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Download full textKaye, H. Stephen – Disability Statistics Abstract, 1998
This report discusses the findings of national surveys that show little evidence of improvement in the economic well-being of Americans with disabilities. Positive and negative findings include: (1) the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities aged 18-64 remained more or less constant, at about 52 percent between 1990 and 1994;…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Kaye, H. Stephen – 1997
This report presents data in text and graphs on the situation of people with disabilities in the United States in the context of requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. An introduction identifies four reasons for the observed slow pace to compliance with disability-rights laws: (1) ignorance about what constitutes accessibility and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Demography
Peer reviewedPierce, Patricia A. – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1990
Reports the findings of Lou Harris and Associates (1987) on what employers are doing to employ people with disabilities and what their experiences with disabled employees have been. Presents strategies that provide a model for addressing the needs of the disabled population and provide them with opportunities. (JS)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Affirmative Action, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
James, Olive C. R., Ed.; Matson, Hollis N., Ed. – 1990
Almost 400 staff and administrators at the San Francisco State University were surveyed concerning campus human relations. This volume provides a copy of the survey questionnaire and frequency distributions for responses to each questionnaire item. The questionnaire covered: treatment of various groups by the campus community; frequency of being…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
James, Olive C. R., Ed.; Matson, Hollis N., Ed. – 1990
A survey of 124 San Francisco State University (SFSU) faculty was conducted in Fall 1989 to assess their attitudes, observations, and experiences concerning human relations at SFSU. This report provides frequency distributions for each of the 37 items on the survey questionnaire. The questionnaire focused on: treatment of various racial/ethnic…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Cultural Differences
James, Olive C. R., Ed.; Matson, Hollis N., Ed. – 1990
As part of the data collection efforts of the San Francisco State University (SFSU) Commission on Human Relations, a survey was conducted of 400 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at SFSU in the fall 1989 semester. Frequency distributions for each of the 41 items on the survey questionnaire are provided. The questionnaire covered:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Cultural Differences, Disability Discrimination
Thayer, Donald, Ed. – 1989
This report describes fiscal year 1989 activities of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and other federal agencies in meeting the legislative mandates of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The first section of the report covers general provisions relating to the Office of the Commissioner, "American Rehabilitation" (RSA's…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
