Employment for the Handicapped

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that employment, to a very large degree, determines how well any individual will maintain independence in society, which is an important goal for the emotional disabled and is a factor in the determination of the degree of recovery from severe symptomology. The author points out that there had been a trend in favor of full disclosure of a person's psychological history, but this is clearly no longer the case as new legal rulings are changing the manner in which the Americans with Disabilities Act is used to determine disabilities. The paper relates that the rehabilitation counselor can advise his or her client based on the degree to which the impairment is controlled and the potential degree to which the impairment could interfere with the individual's ability to perform his or her duties

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Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Americans with Disabilities Act has recently gone through some fundamental changes, which shift the burden of proof onto the impaired person and seriously change the way in which mental illness is regarded in the work place. "Since the ADA became effective in 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court generally has been supportive of individuals pursuing ADA claims..." Yet, three court ruling have changed the climate of claiming disability discrimination under ADA, as they have stated that the disability must be proven in a corrected state, meaning if some reasonable accommodation or medical treatment, such as medication can allow a person to perform job tasks effectively then they cannot be considered disabled."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ayres-Williams, R., & Graves, N. (1998, February). Challenged but Not Disabled. Black Enterprise, 28, 124-132.
• Brodsky, M. (1990). Employment Programs for Disabled Youth: An International View. Monthly Labor Review, 113(12), 50-58.
• Faison, K., Isbister, F., & Wieck, C. (1990). RSA and Supported Employment. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 56(2), 11-15.
• Goldberg, S. G., Killeen, M.B., & O'Day, M. 92005) The Disclosure Conundrum How People With Psychiatric Disabilities Navigate Employment. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 11(3) 463-500.
• Hansen, C. E., & Perlman, L.G. (1990). Employment and Disability: Issues and Solutions for the 1990s. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 56(4), 9-18.

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