Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission case resolution patterns involving people
with multiple sclerosis
Issue title: Life at Work After Multiple Sclerosis
Affiliations: Kent State University, Department of Educational
Foundations and Special Services, Kent, OH, USA | University of Arkansas, Department of Rehabilitation,
Human Resources, and Communication Disorders, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Phillip Rumrill, Kent State
University, Center for Disability Studies, 413 White Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent,
OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 0600; Fax: +1 330 672 2512; E-mail:
prumrill@kent.edu
Abstract: This article describes findings from an empirical investigation of
the pattern of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title I case resolutions
by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) involving
people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in comparison to the pattern of ADA Title I
case resolutions involving all other people with disabilities since 1993.
Chi-square analysis revealed that people with MS are more likely than all other
complainants to have charges resolved with the issuance of a right to sue
letter. People with MS are less likely than other complainants to have charges
resolved via administrative closures. Implications of these findings for
vocational rehabilitation practice are presented.
Keywords: employment, discrimination, case resolutions, multiple sclerosis
