United States law protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 to put an end to disability discrimination in employment, public accommodations, state and local governments or transportation. Any person who is disabled is protected under the Act. Under…
If you are a parent whose child has faced struggles in school due to a learning or attention disorder, you may feel a sense of relief when he or she graduates. School can be challenging for all youngsters, but those with learning disabilities truly have an uphill…
If you have suffered a debilitating injury, your job takes on even more importance in your life. For one thing, you may be facing a new set of expenses that you never anticipated. And as unfair as it may be, your new circumstances may make it more…
When a person suffers a debilitating injury, he or she may have to adapt to an entirely new lifestyle. And these changes will likely extend to every aspect of daily living, including how to function at work. Fortunately, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Employment…
Getting a good job is not always easy and often takes persistence. If there is one thing that almost everyone wants, it is a fair chance to succeed in the workplace. As a potential employee, you want to be judged on your ability to do a job….
Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act, citizens who suffer from a disability cannot legally be denied the opportunity to work based on their disability as long as they are able to perform the functions of the job. This has helped many Americans fulfill their desires of…
In many cases, disability discrimination is very easy to recognize. Perhaps the most common example of obvious disability discrimination is when an employer refuses to provide reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee, or when employment is denied to a disabled person because the employer does not wish to…
If you are a disabled individual, you have probably heard of the Americans with Disabilities Act. You may even be somewhat familiar with the protections it offers to disabled individuals in America, including the ways in which it helps disabled workers find employment by making it illegal…
There is a perception that handicapped individuals wish to be treated differently, that they expect others to acknowledge their handicap and pamper them out of pity. While there may be a few handicapped individuals for whom this is the case, many disabled individuals would be much happier…
The Americans with Disabilities Act was established in 1990 in order to set regulations and provide protections for individuals with disabilities hoping to join the workforce. Prior to the ADA, disabled individuals had a significantly more difficult time finding and retaining employment, primarily because employers would often…
