ATTITUDES TOWARD TITLE-I OF THE AMERICANS-WITH-DISABILITIES-ACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes toward the employment provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act (1990) he ld by rehabilitation service providers (n = 164), private sector repre sentatives (n = 178), and people with disabilities (n = 186). An instr ument was developed and used to survey the three groups. Significant m ultivariate differences (p < .001) were found among the three sample g roups on their attitudes toward Title I. The areas of cost, effectiven ess, and attitude toward federal legislation were particularly importa nt in separating the groups. This may indicate that there is no clear vision shared by the three groups about the future under Title I. Neve rtheless, rehabilitation providers may lead the way in bringing the di sparate groups together.