abstract: 'Although Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to

  address, in large part, the declining economic well-being of people with

  disabilitiestwenty years laterthe trend has not reversed. To shed light

  on this puzzle, we use multilevel models to analyze Current Population

  Survey data from 1988 through 2012 matched with state-level predictors.

  We take a more nuanced approach than previous research and consider

  institutional factors related to the creation, enforcement, and

  interpretation of legislation, as well as individual demographics and

  employment situations. Our results show continual gaps in employment and

  earnings by disability status connected to the enactment of state-level

  antidiscrimination legislation, the number of ADA charges brought to the

  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the results of ADA court

  settlements and decisions. Our findings suggest a complex relationship

  between legislative intent and policy outcomes, showcasing the

  multilayered institutional aspects behind the implementation of

  disability antidiscrimination legislation.'
affiliation: 'Maroto, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Alberta Sociol, 6-23 Tory Bldg,
  Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4, Canada.

  Maroto, Michelle, Univ Alberta, Dept Sociol, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M7, Canada.

  Pettinicchio, David, Univ Oxford Nuffield Coll, Oxford OX1 1NF, England.'
author: Maroto, Michelle and Pettinicchio, David
author-email: maroto@ualberta.ca
author_list:
- family: Maroto
  given: Michelle
- family: Pettinicchio
  given: David
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/lapo.12024
eissn: 1467-9930
files: []
issn: 0265-8240
journal: LAW \& POLICY
keywords-plus: 'LABOR-MARKET; DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; CONSEQUENCES; CANNOT; WORK;

  INEQUALITIES; WAGE; BIAS; PART'
language: English
month: OCT
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '65'
orcid-numbers: Pettinicchio, David/0000-0001-6403-0207
pages: 370-407
papis_id: 0011a93fcf9c91bff7268c27a352b51f
ref: Maroto2014limitationsdisabilit
times-cited: '27'
title: 'The Limitations of Disability Antidiscrimination Legislation: Policymaking
  and the Economic Well-being of People with Disabilities'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000342133900002
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '18'
volume: '36'
web-of-science-categories: Law
year: '2014'