Social Security Administration determines existence and prevalence of 125 sedentary, unskilled occupations in making decisions about disability awards. Surveyed manufacturing and service industries in Chicago to determine extent to which sedentary and light, unskilled jobs and those with sit-stand options actually exist. Found that more light than…

Discusses the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and its supplements in relation to their use by the Social Security Administration in determining eligibility for disability benefits. Found that, in the Chicago metropolitan area, few positions of sedentary, unskilled, self-contained jobs existed and that current availability of those positions was…

During its third year of operation, the National Council on the Handicapped continued to develop priorities for the National Institute of Handicapped Research (NIHR) and worked to identify all research on disabilities and handicaps that is currently underway. In addition, the council's Committee on Services undertook a review and assessment of…