TY - JOUR
T1 - The Americans with Disabilities Act
T2 - Emerging Issues for Ophthalmologists
AU - Blanck, Peter D.
AU - Folberg, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
Originally received: December 14, 1993. Revision accepted: March 2, 1994. 1 College of Law, University oflowa, Iowa City. 2 Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York, and the University oflowa College of Law Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Blanck is a Senior Fellow of the Annenberg Washington Program. Reprint requests to Peter D. Blanck, PhD, JD, University oflowa College of Law, 431 BLB, Iowa City, lA 52242.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Background: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the most comprehensive federal law to address discrimination against an estimated 49 million Americans in the areas of employment, governmental services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. Methods: The authors describe title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and examine the challenges of implementing the employment provisions set forth in this legislation as they relate to visual impairment and disability. Conclusions: It is crucial that ophthalmologists understand the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act when caring for individuals with visual impairments and communicating with their employers and other healthcare specialists. Ophthalmologists play an increasingly important role in shaping public policy toward people with visual impairments.
AB - Background: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the most comprehensive federal law to address discrimination against an estimated 49 million Americans in the areas of employment, governmental services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. Methods: The authors describe title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and examine the challenges of implementing the employment provisions set forth in this legislation as they relate to visual impairment and disability. Conclusions: It is crucial that ophthalmologists understand the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act when caring for individuals with visual impairments and communicating with their employers and other healthcare specialists. Ophthalmologists play an increasingly important role in shaping public policy toward people with visual impairments.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0161-6420(94)31125-0
DO - 10.1016/S0161-6420(94)31125-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 8090469
AN - SCOPUS:0028046373
SN - 0161-6420
VL - 101
SP - 1635
EP - 1640
JO - Ophthalmology
JF - Ophthalmology
IS - 9
ER -