Employment and Handicap, 1989

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>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.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Assessment of occupational handicap; employment status of those with handicap; work histories; service requirements.<br>
Measurement Scales.<br>
OPCS Disability Survey Severity Scale.