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Most Americans with a disability are usually laid-off and if they do have a job it is usually part time, dead end or under minimum wage. Many organizations do not want to hire disabled workers because they do not expect anything from them, which is due to the way society treats the disabled. People believe they are not strong or capable of doing anything or worthwhile. There are laws put against this matter, but no one who is being treated this way is not saying anything because they accepted it. This makes them feel isolated and causes depression (APA

Up until the mid 1970's it was actually illegal to be disabled in a sort. It was the 'Ugly Law' which many with Cerebral Palsy suffered greatly from. If anyone was reported ugly due to a deformity of any kind, they would be arrested and taken back home. While not many things like that still happen today, there are situations that happen that are still Ableistic in their own ways. Many crimes that happen against disabled people won't get televised or any awareness raised at all. Parents with disabilities are more likely lose custody of their child, a lot of times for no reason besides being disabled. For intellectually challenged parents there's up to an 80% chance of them losing their child. There are businesses that will refuse to let a handicapped worker to any jobs where they might be visible, some refuse designated parking spaces. The disabled are often paid less, in many places they are paid below minimum wage. Which might be overlooked, if the disability benefits had any help to offer. Unfortunately, disability only offers anywhere from $5k-$7k a year, and the recipient and family they are living with cannot earn more than around $20k a year. The average middle class person is expected to make around $30k a year. Not only must the disabled live off such mediocre wages, but the necessities are ridiculously priced. Manual

Individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including intentional exclusion from certain work areas, that denies them the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities that guarantees success in the society. To guarantee success there is expectation regarding the relationship between the employer and employee, giving close attention to the various factors that should be considered to make the person with disability successful. This paper outlines the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the terms and conditions covering employees and employers as stated in Title 1. Title 1, as amended by the ADA amendment 2008, states that no covered entity will discriminate against a qualified individual based on disability (EEOC, 2015).

Before starting this class and especially the research paper, I knew very little about the ADA. During the period of research and writing the paper I hope to obtain a better grasp on the ADA in general. But I also hope to learn some things that my current place of employment can improve our standards when it comes to those with disabilities. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by then President George H. W. Bush. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and only disability. It is fairly similar to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

As the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches later this month, it is clear that many of the fears of the business community failed to materialize. In the first five years of the act, there was no wave of business failures tied to compliance; no wave of unqualified applicants whom businesses were forced to hire; no wave of workers suddenly claiming disability due to a bad back; and no wave of lawsuits that inundated businesses with the burden of undue legal costs. (ADA.gov, 1995). In fact, tax subsidies provided in the act helped many businesses afford to make necessary access accommodations as well as to provide other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, and the positive ramifications have been considerable. Up to 45 percent of the disabled population now hold jobs and are contributing to the economy, (Brault, 2012).

“The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and ADA covers employment by private employers with 15 or more employees as well as state and local government employers of the same size. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act provides the same protections for federal employees and applicants for federal employment” (EEOC, 2011, para. 1).

Having workers with disabilities can be beneficial to organizations. Sotoa & Kleiner, 2013, recommend to incorporate disability into the agency’s diversity statement, increase supervisor knowledge of the employment of people with

Many people with disabilities are not in labor force, therefore relying on social assistance benefits which also do not offer a lot. They are unlikely to be employed and those who work have low paying salaries.

In 1973 the section 504 rehabilitation act banned discrimination on people with disabilities. “For the first time, the exclusion and segregation of people with disabilities was viewed as discrimination” (Mayerson). People thought that people with disabilities that were unemployed and uneducated was “inevitable” (Mayerson). People fighting for the disabled proved that this was wrong and needed to be changed. The Americans with Disabilities act changed nothing for the employment for them, and by 2018 people with disabilities were still getting wages 40 percent below a “healthy person’s” (Picker). But, despite some unchanged discrimination the fixing of the equality between the disabled and nondisabled, right now, is that the Americans

President George H. W Bush signed the American with Disability Act (ADA) of 1990 into law on the 26th July of the same year. The law seeks to protect people with a disability from discrimination during job placement, employment opportunities, accommodation, and transportation. The law also grants people with a disability the rights to participate in political, social, and governmental services, and the right to purchase goods and services (ADA, 2008). ADA also states that people with a disability have an equal right just like other people and should not be discriminated

In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into law. This law protects people with disabilities by preventing discrimination in all aspects of public life. The Americans with disabilities Act allows people with disabilities to have the same opportunities and rights as everyone else. The ADA gives Americans with disabilities employment rights just as any other employee would. Discrimination regarding hiring, firing, pay, and other aspects of employment are prohibited. Harassment of disabled employees is also illegal. Employers must also provide accommodations to the employee. An accommodation would be a change in the work enviroment so that the disabled employee can perform his or her job duties properly. For example, an employer making his workplace wheelchair accessible for his employee in a wheelchair. However, employers do not have to provide accommodations to employees if it causes too much hardship upon the employer. This would occur if the accommodation is too expensive or difficult to get done. People fall under the category of disability by three main ways: If the person has a physical or mental condition that affects life activates, if the person the person has a history of a condition or a condition that is not transitory. The ADA also limits employer’s interviews when asking job applicants medical questions, taking medical exams, or indentifying a

Persons with disabilities from minority communities have higher unemployment rate and little access to services than non-minority communities. While presenting the National Council on Disability findings, Leung & Wright, (1993) in their report to the President and Congress stated that persons with disabilities as a group “are more at risk, have fewer personal and family resources, have less knowledge and understanding of externally available resources, and fare less well socioeconomically than do minorities without disabilities” (Leung & Wright, (1993 p.

Disability is an impairment is a life changing condition that limits one’s physical or mental abilities. Disabilities comes in many forms such as blindness, hearing, speech disorder, loss of vision. and memory. As well as, chronic illness such as diabetes, HIV, obesity. Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) employers, cannot discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities when hiring, firing, job promotion, distribution of benefits and privileges. In addition, by law, employers must make reasonable effort to modify work equipment and job settings for people with disabilities. Such as job schedules, employee training and communication devices; without causing an undue hardship, significant difficulty

Since it was signed into law in 1990, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) has paved way to Americans with disability and now they can without discrimination, be able to access employment, education, services and facilities in their community. With a clear reference both the employer and employee understand their rights and obligations (Disability.gov, n.d). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the body charged with enforcement of ADA in regard to employment negotiations and offering alternative options to litigation in the effort to offer solutions to raised issues. Claims that do not fit the disability definition are dismissed (DOL, 2015). There is need for education on both the employer and the employee

    A person with a disability, or handicap, can be defined as someone with a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial or long-term adverse affect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities (Employment 2). Handicap workers face many challenges in the work place that the average person overlooks. Also, many special arrangements and alterations have been made to the workplace for people with handicaps. Accessibility, transportation, workload, and salary are just some of the many issues that must be considered with the prospect of employing the handicap.