Workplace discrimination against people with disability is a serious and sensitive issue that exists worldwide. This discrimination occurs in various forms and is both ethically as well as legally, unacceptable.
People with disability, in spite of their qualification and caliber to work shoulder to shoulder alongside those without any disability, have to face discrimination at their workplace. It is indeed very unfortunate that despite repeated discussions and debates on this issue, society has not been able to eradicate the ‘stigma’ of social and professional rejection and criticism towards the disabled.
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Disability is a condition which restricts the performance of a person because he/she is either physically or mentally unfit. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has a three-part definition for an individual with disability. It states that an individual with disability is:
a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;
a person who has a history or record of such an impairment; or
a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.
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