Has the disability discrimination act closed the employment gap?

Reassessing the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK: helping or hindering employment among the disabled?

The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 triggered a substantial academic debate about its consequences on employment rates of disabled people. In contrast, the employment provision of the 1996 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in Britain has received little attention. Exploiting both pooled and longitudinal data, this paper provides robust evidence that, similar to ...

The Disability Discrimination Act : Time for the Stick ? 1 The Disability Discrimination Act : Time for the Stick ?

This paper explores the extent to which the UK tourism industry has accepted the increased standards of performance under the new Disability Discrimination Act. The research utilises the mystery shopper technique to request basic information from two hundred and ten randomly selected companies from various sectors of the tourism industry. The request stated that the mystery shopper is visually ...

Epilepsy, employment and the Disability Discrimination Act. Does legislation make a difference?

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 confers limited but significant rights on people with disabilities in the United Kingdom. In this article we focus on the protection that the Act offers to people with epilepsy in the sphere of employment. We examine the exempt categories of employment and the extent to which epilepsy qualifies as a disability for statutory purposes. We go on to explore th...

Hands-Tying and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act