The Disability Act in the Workplace

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This paper proposes a study aimed at answering why employers fail in providing necessary accommodations for disabled employees and what is the best way of informing employers regarding specific accommodations that are needed for such employees in the workplace. The author also addresses the steps that need to be taken to ensure that more employers make accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the workplace. The writer discusses the literature on the subject on which the study is based, including the guidelines for a reasonable accommodation request procedure. The paper concludes with a brief outline of how the survey will be carried out. This paper contains a figure.

Outline:
Statement of Problem
Hypotheses
Research Questions
Importance of Study
Introduction
Literature Review
Instrument
Sampling
Data Analysis/Collection

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"Equal opportunities are guaranteed to individuals in relation to employment and in both local and state governments for those individuals with disabilities. This includes accommodation in public places and telephone services and additionally with access to transportation that others who no disabilities have access to. This is applicable to companies employing more than 15 individuals in their business. Additionally, prescreening and hiring practices are included in the requirements of the ADA of 1990."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bruyere, S. (2000a). Disability employment policies and practices in private and federal sector organizations. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Extension Division, Program on Employment and Disability.
• Bruyere, S. (2000b). Managing disability in the workplace. . Equal Opportunities Review, 92,26-33. Bureau of National Affairs (2001, June 28). SHRM-BNA No. 66, Human Resources Activities, Budgets, and Staffs: 2000-2001. . Bulletin to Management, 52, S1-S42. 26, Suppl., Part II
• Bruyere, Susanne M., Erickson, William, and VanLooy, Sara (2004) Comparative Study of Workplace Policy and Practices Contributing to Disability Nondiscrimination. Rehabilitation Psychology 49(1) Cornell University 2004.
• Burkhauser, R., & Daly, M. (1998). Disability and work: The experiences of American and German men. . Economic Review, 2, 17-29.
• Burkhauser, R., Daly, M., Houtenville, A., & Nargis, N. (2001). Economic outcomes of working age people with disabilities over the business cycle: An examination of the 1980s and 1990s. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations--Extension Division, Program on Employment & Disability.

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