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New Approaches to Disability in Social Policy: The Case of the United States

In: Labor and Employment Relations in a Globalized World

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  • Thomas P. Golden

    (Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University)

  • Ilene Zeitzer

    (Disability Policy Solutions)

  • Susanne M. Bruyère

    (Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University)

Abstract

The United States, like many other countries, is still struggling with how best to coordinate policies and programs to support people with disabilities in achieving employment outcomes commensurate with their non-disabled peers. Significant disparities in employment rates persist, and are in part the result of past policies that insisted on considering disability and employment as two separate and marginally-related issues. Disability standards and definitions frequently operate in contradiction to employment—the severity of the disability often negating the possibility of work. In addition, many programs were created in the past to deal with different populations, and rather than seamlessly intermeshing, often work at cross purposes, producing unintended consequences. The U.S. is at a crossroads with regard to this fragmented approach to policy development and implementation. This chapter provides a historical overview of the development of disability policy in the U.S. with a goal towards illuminating the policy disconnects today vis-à-vis employment promotion for people with disabilities.

Suggested Citation

  • Thomas P. Golden & Ilene Zeitzer & Susanne M. Bruyère, 2014. "New Approaches to Disability in Social Policy: The Case of the United States," Contributions to Economics, in: Toker Dereli & Y. Pinar Soykut-Sarica & Asli Şen-Taşbaşi (ed.), Labor and Employment Relations in a Globalized World, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 73-114, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-319-04349-4_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04349-4_4
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