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Local Government Implementation of the Americans With Disabilities Act: Factors Affecting Statutory Compliance
Author(s) -
Switzer Jacqueline Vaughn
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2001.tb02118.x
Subject(s) - statute , statutory law , compliance (psychology) , local government , government (linguistics) , affect (linguistics) , public administration , business , qualitative research , political science , law , psychology , sociology , social psychology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , communication
One of the questions raised after the signing of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act is how local governments would implement the statute. This qualitative study examines 20 cities in two states, categorizing implementation efforts and identifying factors that affect local government compliance with the law.