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The potential impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on reducing disability-based employment discrimination is examined through review of the logic & outcomes of civil rights law & its applicability to disability supplemented by analysis of earlier state-level employment discrimination statistics. Findings reveal that a large proportion of discrimination complaints came from persons with jobs or who had lost jobs; less than 50% resulted in a finding favorable to the complainant. Evidence suggests that the Act may be able to protect people from early job termination following the onset of a chronic disease or condition, but may be less effective in increasing opportunities for disabled persons seeking to enter the workforce. The development, structure, operation, utilization, & enforcement of state & federal employment discrimination laws for disability are discussed. 2 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

This assessment of the potential impact of the laws that prohibit disability-based employment discrimination reviews the logic of civil rights law and its application to disability. The development, structure, and operation of state and federal employment discrimination laws for disability, and the experience with the utilization and enforcement of these laws, are presented. With data from state enforcement agency reports, the pattern of employment discrimination complaints filed under state laws prior to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is analyzed. The data are similar to the early ADA complaint data: a large proportion of complaints came from persons with jobs or who had lost jobs, and less than 50 percent of the complaints resulted in a finding favorable to the complainant. Based on what has been found about the effectiveness of prior civil rights legislation, expectations for the impact of the ADA and potential measures of its success are suggested.