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People With Disabilities in the Business Place
First Article: Equality and Human Rights Commission. "Working Better: The perfect partnership -- workplace solutions for disabled people and business." May 2012. . 11 September 2014.
This article on the topic, "Working Better: The perfect partnership -- workplace solution for disabled people and business" is by the Equality and Human Rights Commission of the United Kingdom. It focuses mainly on the people living with disability in the workplace and the discrimination they encounter on a daily basis. It brings out the present reality at the workplace in London, where there are several people with disabilities, but only a handful are hired compared to their colleagues with no disability. Therefore, the commission went out to engage the people living with disabilities, asking them about their aspirations and experiences in the workplace. This was with the goal of finding new solutions...
It concludes by giving the recommendations for employers regarding people living with disabilities. This article suitably relates to what was discussed in class. This is in line with the accommodations that should be given to such people in the workplace environment. This has been addressed as seen in the recommendations that the Equality and Human Rights Commission gives to all employers at the conclusion of the article. It is evident that someone with a disability can be as productive as the other people are but any instance of discrimination can result…
The article by YMCA is titled, "How Does Disability Discrimination Affect All of Us?" The article addresses the topic in question form as a way of reasoning with its audience on this crucial topic bedeviling the society. First, it begins by giving the readers the recent statistics about the people living with disabilities in America and the world at large. The statistics shows how these people have been increasing since the early 1990's and their approximate current population. The article further brings out the various ways in which people living with different disabilities are affected in different places in the society. The various places identified where people with disabilities are discriminated include employment, education, healthcare and insurance, housing, law enforcement, legislation and advocacy, media and entertainment industry, and transportation. Ideally, employment tops the list of the discrimination avenue for people living with disabilities.
Relation to class readings
The article proves the desperation suffered by many employees living with disabilities at the workplace. The contents also relate closely with the class discussions. This can be from the session when the class discussed on the various ways in which and how people living with disabilities are affected at the workplace. The article concurs with the reality that the class came to terms with, during the discussion sessions where every member seemed to suggest an urgent need for intervention to protect the rights of people living with disabilities at the workplace.
Census Bureau in the United States, there are about 54 million Americans that have some sort of disability. Out of these persons, 26 million persons have a severe disability. While employment rates are concerned, it should be seen that 82% of the people in America without a disability have a job or some sort of business. Keeping this in mind, it should be seen that the employment rate of
(Schall, 1998) In addition to a lightened burden of proof and broader definition there were two additional changes resulting from the amendment which served to positively affect the impact and ultimate effectiveness of the legislation. This amendment clarified the fact that judges are not allowed to assess possible mitigating factors such as medication, corrective surgery, or specialized equipment in the determination of whether or not an individual is disabled. This
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