Hiring discrimination against people with disabilities under the ADA: Characteristics of employers

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-121

  McMahon, Brian T ^a,b   Rumrill Jr , Philip D ^c   Roessler, Richard ^d   Hurley, Jessica E ^a   West, Steven L ^a   Chan, Fong ^e   Carlson, Linnea ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability; Disability discrimination; Employment; Employment discrimination; Hiring discrimination; Workplace discrimination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849089614     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-008-9134-3     Document Type: Article

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