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Author:
Blanck, Peter David, 1957-
Title:
Communicating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Transcending compliance, 1996 follow-up report on Sears, Roebuck and Co. / by Peter David Blanck.
Publisher:
Annenberg Washington Program,
Copyright Date:
c1996
Description:
70 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subject:
United States.--Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Sears, Roebuck and Company--Employees.
Handicapped--Case studies.--United States--Case studies.
Discrimination against the handicapped--Law and legislation--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-70).
Contents:
Revisiting five core implications for the 21st century: ADA's Title I and the EEOC -- Transcending compliance with the ADA, workplace accommodations: Accommodations at Sears form 1978 to 1996; Closer look at accommodations at Sears from 1993 to 1996; Trends in accommodations at Sears from 1978 to 1996 -- Transcending compliance with the ADA, avoiding and resolving ADA disputes: Informal avoidance and resolution of ADA disputes at Sears; Formal avoidance and resolution of ADA disputes at Sears; Trends in avoidance and resolution of ADA disputes -- New challenges and emerging questions: Tracking an emerging work force.
Summary:
The 1994 Sears report used interviews, observations and archival data as sources.... The present report attempts to (1) further stimulate discussion and debate of the issues that Sears and other companies face regarding ADA Title I implementation; (2) provide hard data, with a special focus on the costs and benefits of workplace accommodations and on dispute avoidance and resolution practices that transcend ADA Title I compliance; and (3) identify the broader implication of Sears employment-related experiences. -Executive summary.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)34575800
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

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