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Handicapped Law—Education For All Handicapped Children Act Does Not Require States To Provide Best Possible Option, Linda Joyce Bradley Oct 1983

Handicapped Law—Education For All Handicapped Children Act Does Not Require States To Provide Best Possible Option, Linda Joyce Bradley

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Administrative Law—Social Security Disability Benefits—Adoption Of Medical-Vocational Guidelines Within Statutory Authority, H. Mayo Smith Jul 1983

Administrative Law—Social Security Disability Benefits—Adoption Of Medical-Vocational Guidelines Within Statutory Authority, H. Mayo Smith

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Employee Selection Base On Susceptibility To Occupational Illness, Mark A. Rothstein May 1983

Employee Selection Base On Susceptibility To Occupational Illness, Mark A. Rothstein

Michigan Law Review

This Article attempts to compile the latest information available concerning this difficult problem. Part I reviews the scientific literature, explaining the biological basis of increased risk of occupational disease. Part II explores the efforts of various employers to incorporate this research into their personnel practices. Part III surveys the legal response to these practices. Employees may challenge medical screening on a variety of theories, most of which were not designed to deal with the problem of susceptibility to occupational disease. Not surprisingly, none of the approaches offers an entirely satisfactory response to the problem. This Article offers no clear answers. …


Handicapped Accessibility: A Personal Account, Barbara G. Barton Apr 1983

Handicapped Accessibility: A Personal Account, Barbara G. Barton

In the Public Interest

No abstract provided.


"Suspect Class" Revisited: An Alternative View Of "Handicap", Nell J. Mohn Apr 1983

"Suspect Class" Revisited: An Alternative View Of "Handicap", Nell J. Mohn

In the Public Interest

No abstract provided.


Judicial Relief For Delay In The Social Security Administration's Disability Determination Process, Mary Todd Alred Jan 1983

Judicial Relief For Delay In The Social Security Administration's Disability Determination Process, Mary Todd Alred

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Employment Problems Of The Handicapped: Would Title Vii Remedies Be Appropriate And Effective?, Cornelius J. Peck Jan 1983

Employment Problems Of The Handicapped: Would Title Vii Remedies Be Appropriate And Effective?, Cornelius J. Peck

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article argues that the employment problems of the handicapped are not well-suited for treatment under a statutory discrimination model. Underlying this argument is the belief that the concept of discrimination is not adaptable to the problems of the handicapped, and efforts to apply it will only worsen existing problems. Part I begins by defining the meaning of discrimination, and then explores the similarities and differences between discrimination against the handicapped, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and national origin. The purpose of this discussion is to provide a basic framework for understanding claims that the handicapped should be …


The Social Security Administration's Medical-Vocational Guidelines: Permissible Standardization Of The Disability Adjudication Process, Or A Threat To Individualization?, Rebecca Barkey Jan 1983

The Social Security Administration's Medical-Vocational Guidelines: Permissible Standardization Of The Disability Adjudication Process, Or A Threat To Individualization?, Rebecca Barkey

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Accuracy And Consistency In Categorical Decision-Making: A Study Of Social Security's Medical-Vocational Guidelines-Two Birds With One Stone Or Pigeon-Holing Claimants?, John J. Capowski Jan 1983

Accuracy And Consistency In Categorical Decision-Making: A Study Of Social Security's Medical-Vocational Guidelines-Two Birds With One Stone Or Pigeon-Holing Claimants?, John J. Capowski

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.