Judith A. Cook, Ph.D., is Director of the Mental Health Services Research Program and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Research Article
Public policy and employment of people with disabilities: exploring new paradigms†
Article first published online: 2 DEC 2002
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.515
Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Special Issue: Disability, Public Policy, and Employment
Volume 20, Issue 6, pages 541–557, November/December 2002
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How to Cite
Cook, J. A. and Burke, J. (2002), Public policy and employment of people with disabilities: exploring new paradigms. Behav. Sci. Law, 20: 541–557. doi: 10.1002/bsl.515
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The center is supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education, and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Cooperative Agreement No. H133B50004). The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position, policy, or views of either agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 2 DEC 2002
- Article first published online: 2 DEC 2002
Funded by
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education
- Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Grant Number: H133B50004
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Abstract
A “sea change” in public attitudes, legislation, and political power at the end of the 20th century in the United States has helped set the stage in the early 21st century for the entry of people with disabilities into the labor force. Major pieces of federal legislation have altered national policy with the intention of maximizing the work force participation of people with disabilities. At the same time, a new theoretical paradigm of disability has emerged, which emphasizes community inclusion, accommodation, and protection of civil rights. This “New Paradigm” of disability can be applied in concert with rigorous behavioral science methodologies to shed light on the outcomes of recent federal policy changes regarding the labor force participation of people with disabilities. In so doing, social science can be used in more meaningful ways to understand both the intended and unintended consequences of federal policy. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.