This is a question I am often asked: Does the shaky economy make it harder for people with disabilities to find a job? Undoubtedly, yes. The job marketplace is more competitive, and frankly, it’s easier for an employer to hire someone who doesn’t need an accommodation. Though the American with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination of [...]
A Disability Evangelist for the Workplace
Ernst & Young's Lori Golden is charged with spreading a message of disability inclusiveness throughout the firm. She talks about accessible office space, how to quiz employees about disabilities and teaching business skills to veterans.
Intel, Cisco Systems, Sodexho and six other companies were honored for supporting people with disabilities in the workplace and consumer space at the third annual Disability Matters awards.
Last August, the US Chamber of Commerce, an association of three million businesses, sent a letter to Congress opposing a bill that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act. Calling it an essential “re-writing” of the Act, the Chamber said it believed such changes would open the floodgates for litigation by “virtually all of the [...]
In the New York Times Sunday Magazine’s “Unintended Consequences” (Jan. 20, 2008), authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt pose the argument that some “special-interest” laws, such as the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), may hurt the very people it intended to benefit. Dubner and Levitt, who are also the authors of the best-selling book [...]
