Representations of the Americans with Disabilities Act Employment-Related Issues in the Wall Street Journal (1990-2008): A Feasibility Study

• Published in: International journal of rehabilitation research Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 184 - 186
• Main Authors: Soffer, Michal, Rimmerman, Arie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Content Analysis; Disabilities; Disabled Persons - legislation & jurisprudence; Disabled Persons - rehabilitation; Employment; Feasibility Studies; Federal Legislation; Humans; Legislation, Medical; Newspapers as Topic; United States; Workplace; United States

This feasibility study examines the coverage of employment-related issues related to people with disabilities in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The study is a first in a series of future studies focusing on disability issues in the international economic media. A survey of 39 newspaper...