{"id":5,"date":"2012-10-25T22:04:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/template-faculty01\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2021-02-26T09:41:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:41:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/hiringbias\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabilities in the Workplace: Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"comp-jmmd88f55\" class=\"s_SmHkWRichTextNewSkin\">\n<p class=\"font_9\">Welcome! The site contains information and links to various resources about workplace disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Quick links to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#videos\">Videos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Definition of Disability\">Definition of Disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Disability Discrimination Statistics\">Disability Discrimination Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Common Myths about Workers with Disabilities\">Common Myths about Workers with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"comp-jmmd88f55\" class=\"s_SmHkWRichTextNewSkin\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>_____________________________________________<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"videos\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<h5><strong>5-minute interviews with people working with disabilities<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OsUTJupoBSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blayr: Bipolar Disorder<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsUTJupoBSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BcjT2H5V4Bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason: Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jason Edit 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcjT2H5V4Bg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/17Z3xTttm_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jules: Epilepsy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jules Edit 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/17Z3xTttm_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5><strong>6-minute video on common myths about workers with disabilities<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TYlQ5-ibRtk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disabilities in the Workplace: Myths and Realities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TYlQ5-ibRtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DDBO-VghSq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myths &amp; Realities and Interview with Blayr<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDBO-VghSq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>_____________________________________________<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"Definition of Disability\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Definition of &#8220;Disability&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><strong>Disability:<\/strong> a\u00a0physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities (including work).<\/div>\n<div class=\"style-jmmenxe6\">Some conditions should be easily considered disabilities, including:\u00a0<em>Autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, HIV infection, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia.<\/em><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><strong>Links to additional information about defining disabilities:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-definition-disability-under-ada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-definition-disability-under-ada<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/who-protected-employment-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/who-protected-employment-discrimination<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>_____________________________________________<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"Disability Discrimination Statistics\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Disability\u00a0Discrimination Statistics<\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Study of why companies are not hiring and retaining workers with disabilities <a href=\"https:\/\/ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3217147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3217147<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>People with disabilities are&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>&#8230;Less likely to be employed<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/disabl.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/disabl.nr0.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>17.9% of people with disabilities were employed in 2020<\/li>\n<li>61.8% of people without disabilities were employed in 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&#8230;More likely to be unemployed and looking for work<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/disabl.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/disabl.nr0.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>12.6% unemployment for people with disabilities in 2020<\/li>\n<li>7.9% unemployment for people without disabilities in 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&#8230;Paid <strong>10%<\/strong> <strong>less<\/strong> than non-disabled, when holding age, gender, ethnicity, educational attainment, geographic location, and type of disability constant<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/09585192.2015.1072106?journalCode=rijh20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/09585192.2015.1072106?journalCode=rijh20<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h6>&#8211; Various U.S. disability statistics aggregated by Cornell University:<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilitystatistics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.disabilitystatistics.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h6>&#8211; Definition and types of discrimination from U.S. EEOC:<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/types\/disability.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/types\/disability.cfm<\/a><\/div>\n<h6>&#8211; EEOC Regulations:<\/h6>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/eeoc-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/eeoc-regulations<\/a><\/div>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>_____________________________________________<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"Common Myths about Workers with Disabilities\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Common Myths about Workers with Disabilities<\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><strong><span class=\"color_15\">Myth #1: Workers with\u00a0disabilities can&#8217;t perform their jobs as well as workers without disabilities.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"color_15\">False! There are many qualified people with disabilities who have the talent, skills, and ability to perform well if given the opportunity.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><strong>Myth #2: Hiring managers are not allowed to ask employees questions about whether they can perform job functions during the hiring process.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">False! An employer may ask questions about the ability to perform specific job functions and may, with certain limitations, ask an individual with a disability to describe or demonstrate how they would perform these functions.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>Links to additional information:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-limitations-does-ada-impose-medical-examinations-and-inquiries-about-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-limitations-does-ada-impose-medical-examinations-and-inquiries-about-disability<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/does-ada-require-applicant-or-employee-disability-be-qualified-position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/does-ada-require-applicant-or-employee-disability-be-qualified-position<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/can-employer-maintain-existing-productionperformance-standards-employee-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/can-employer-maintain-existing-productionperformance-standards-employee-disability<\/a><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><strong><span class=\"color_15\">Myth #3: <b>Accommodations are costly and difficult to implement.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"color_15\">False! Most accommodations are inexpensive to implement and add value to the workplace.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent study from the U.S. Department of Labor of almost 1,200 U.S. employers across a wide range of industry sectors and sizes reported that<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">59% of accommodations cost <\/span><b><i>$0<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rest cost, on average, <\/span><b>$500. <\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">75% of the employers reported that the accommodations were either \u201cvery effective\u201d or \u201cextremely effective.\u201d<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/askjan.org\/publications\/Topic-Downloads.cfm?pubid=962628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/askjan.org\/publications\/Topic-Downloads.cfm?pubid=962628<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, tax credits and deductions are available for organizations implementing reasonable accommodations! For more information, see:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-financial-assistance-available-employers-help-them-make-reasonable-accommodations-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-financial-assistance-available-employers-help-them-make-reasonable-accommodations-and<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples of accommodations:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-are-some-accommodations-applicants-and-employees-may-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/adata.org\/faq\/what-are-some-accommodations-applicants-and-employees-may-need<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/askjan.org\/media\/atoz.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/askjan.org\/media\/atoz.htm<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! The site contains information and links to various resources about workplace disabilities. 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