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Special Issue: The New Frontier of Disability Employment on the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act

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2023 is the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, the first national law establishing civil rights protections for people with disabilities. It applies only to the federal government and federal contractors, but it set standards that were incorporated in the more expansive 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In particular, it established the first standards on how and when workplace accommodations need to be provided by employers. What types of employment opportunities, barriers, and facilitators do people with disabilities face 50 years after the Rehabilitation Act was passed? With this special issue, JOOR commemorates this Act and provides cutting-edge original research on the current employment of people with disabilities and the issues workers, employers, and policy-makers face in improving their employment opportunities.

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  • Douglas Kruse Douglas Kruse , 

    Douglas Kruse

    Doug Kruse has a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He conducts econometric studies on employee ownership, profit sharing, disability, worker displacement, pensions, and wage differentials.

  • Lisa Schur Lisa Schur  &

    Lisa Schur

    Lisa Schur's research focuses on disability issues in employment and labor law, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act and its relationship to other laws and social policies. She also studies alternative work arrangements such as contingent work, and the connections between workplace experiences and political participation.

  • Mason Ameri Mason Ameri

    Mason Ameri

    Mason Ameri, Ph.D., is an award-winning researcher in disability employment who has developed evidence-based solutions to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in organizations and society. He has published widely in high-impact journals and popular press, and his work has been featured in the media, including The New York Times. His talks at TED, National Football League, and The World Bank Group have driven discussions on further promoting accessibility. He has consulted with various public and private entities on policy reform. He has helped secure over $11 million in grants to operate a wave of innovative disability research.

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