Such a question could violate the ADA because the answer is likely to elicit information regarding
disabilities. Consequently, it may be wise to postpone the polygraph examination to the post-conditional offer stage.
Half of the statements concern hearing
disabilities, and the other half deal with hearing handicaps.
Monica Robinson, 40, president and founder of African Americans with
Disabilities Inc., based in Pittsburgh, is certain that racism plays a major role in keeping African Americans with
disabilities locked out of the job market or relegated to marginal positions.
Instead, she said, many of their
disabilities are lifestyle-related, part of normal aging or a result of genetics.
Three federal statutes have been designed to protect students with
disabilities from discrimination.
The issue has now been cleared up, and accountants are trying to figure how much is already owed to military retirees with
disabilities.
The most recent reauthorization of this legislation, the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (P.L.
The purpose of this research was to ascertain if teachers with dyslexia and dyscalculia perceive that their learning
disabilities have affected their adult lives, including their teaching.
Despite the existence of a plethora of empirical and anecdotal studies assessing attitudes towards persons with
disabilities, the vast majority of these deal primarily with adult perceptions and societal views (Olkin, 1999; Smart, 2001; Yuker, 1988).
But those with
disabilities are a group not to be forgotten.
Ruth O'Brien, Voices from the Edge: Narratives about the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
But profound changes also are occurring in dental practices throughout the entire country as increasing numbers of youngsters (and the not so young) with intellectual and developmental
disabilities have become dependent upon local community practitioners for needed oral health services.