The Economic Impact of Section 16 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act on Small Businesses Transporting the Elderly and Handicapped in New England
Raymond Jackson
1981. 175p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to B&M; Technological
Services, Inc., 520 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 stated that elderly and handicapped persons have the same rights as others to use mass transit. This led to the creation of a subsidized Para transit network that hurt small business in New England, according to this study. Small businesses are faced with a submarket that may not be broad enough to support many existing firms.
NTIS order number:
PB83-189381
Price codes:
All (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Regulation and Small Business Participation in the Federal Contract Market: The Effect of Section 503
Robert Premus and David A. Karns
1982. 237p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to Wright State
University, Dayton, OH 45453.
This study examines the impact of the equal employment
opportunity provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on the
cost structure of small businesses and employment opportunities
for the handicapped. The study observes that the impact of the
regulations will depend in part upon the degree of enforcement,
how terms such as "handicapped individual" and "reasonable
accommodation" are defined, and the size of the regulated
business.