Employment and Handicap, 1989

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The aim of this survey was to estimate the size and regional distribution of the British population of people registerable under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944; to estimate the numbers of people eligible for sheltered employment; and to provide information that would permit an assessment of the effectiveness of current provisions for disabled persons, and of the direction that ES services should take in future.<B>Main Topics</B>:<br> Assessment of occupational handicap; employment status of those with handicap; work histories; service requirements.<br> Measurement Scales.<br> OPCS Disability Survey Severity Scale