Disability Discrimination At Work

Many disabled workers face disability discrimination at work. This kind of discrimination can appear in many ways, including failure of the employer to make reasonable accommodations for the disabled employee. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a set of laws that was passed in 1990 to provide comprehensive protection of the rights of the disabled. The ADA sets guidelines for employers, one of which is the right of disabled employees to reasonable accommodation. A disabled employee has the right to request an accommodation, and the employee must put forth reasonable effort to meet the request. If the accommodation is impossible, the employer can relocate the employee in a vacant position within the company.

Fast Facts

  • According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, examples of reasonable accommodation include increasing accessibility to facilities, the restructuring of job requirements, and the modification of equipment in the workplace.
  • In order to be considered a reasonable accommodation, requests must be both feasible and plausible according the guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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