Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

 Natalie Gross

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

April 10, 2021

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

            When people think about discrimination, they usually think about discrimination based on gender or race, Most people don't think about disability. According to the unemployment rate of disabled Americans is 12.6%, compared to the 6% of all Americans. When the ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act, was passed, many companies seemed like they were helping by adding ramps, automatic doors, and handicapped parking spots, but in reality, this only provided them ways to get in the building, not to get in the company. While the ADA says that you can't discriminate against people with disabilities, there is still a way to get around that today, it stated that private employers with at least 15 employees must follow it, leaving employers with less than that able to disregard the whole thing. The ADA also says that the employer must provide accommodations to workers with disabilities, but sometimes the accommodations are just made to say they have it and they don't actually work very well, such as a ramp that is too steep for a wheelchair. There are also many things that you wouldn't think about that a disabled person might need, such as paper towel dispenser, little steps up to a door, and too small doorways. All of these things are often overlooked as someone who doesn't need a wheelchair. Along with this is when employers think that because they can't get around as well as others, they don't have the necessary knowledge and skills for the job, which is not true. The employers may also not want to pay higher insurance costs or higher labor costs and not even stop to think that they could be the best person for the job. While the ADA does say that there can be no discrimination against people with disabilities, the discrimination often gets overlooked and not even given a second thought by anyone else. 

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