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DISABILITY IN THE WORKPLACE
'The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of the most significant laws in
American History. The preamble to the law states that it covers 43,000,000
Americans.'(Frierson, p.3) Before the Americans With Disabilities Act(A.D.A.)
was passed, employers were able to deny employment to a disabled worker, simply because he or she was disabled. With no other reason other than the persons
physical disability were they turned away or released from a job. The Americans With Disabilities Act prevented this type of discrimination by establishing rules and regulations designed to protect persons with physical disabilities. With a workforce
made up of 43,000,000 people, it is impossible to ignore the impact of
these people. The Americans With Disabilities Act not only opened the door for
millions of Americans to get back into the workplace, it is paving the road
for new facilities in the workplace, new training programs and creating
jobs designed for a disabled society.
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English: President George H. W. Bush signs the Ame...
English: Tom Harkin speaks during the first night ...I believe the Americans With Disabilities Act is the most important precedent
set in the struggle against all discrimination for persons with disability. In
this paper I will give a brief description of the statutes set by the Americans
With Disabilities Act, pertaining to disabilities in the workplace. I will
then discuss what employers are required to do according to the A.D.A. and some
of the regulations they must abide by. The next section of this paper will
discuss the actual training of employees with disabilities with a highlight on
training programs for workers with mobility and motion disabilities. The
following section of this paper will discuss the economic effects of a
vocational rehabilitation program. Finally this paper will conclude with a
brief discussion of what the measures set by the Americans With Disabilities...