disability discrimination
Bias against impairment
Disability discrimination is unfair treatment of people based on physical, mental, or developmental disabilities.
It includes denying employment, housing, or services to qualified individuals, or failing to provide reasonable accommodations that would allow them to participate equally.
The company faced a lawsuit for disability discrimination after refusing to interview candidates who used wheelchairs.
Laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit such discrimination in the United States.
- Americans with Disabilities ActCivil rights law for disabled
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- level playing fieldEqual competitive conditions
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
- unconscious biasAutomatic, unaware preferential thinking
marginalization · wheelchair ramps · curb cuts · parking spaces · braille signage · sign language · social exclusion · undue hardship · job interview · prejudice · stereotyping · workplace inclusion · medical leave · service animals · accessible transportation · inclusive design · accessibility standards · allyship
- Disability RightsADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility, equal access
- discrimination lawsuitssexual harassment, racial bias, hostile work environment, disparate impact, Title VII
- Workplace Discriminationequal pay, gender bias, racial bias, workplace harassment, bullying
- Fair HousingFHA, HUD, protected classes, fair lending, redlining
- rights abusestorture, ethnic cleansing, arbitrary detention, political prisoners, disappearances
- employment tribunalsunfair dismissal, claimant, respondent, constructive dismissal, preliminary hearings
disability discriminationdisability inclusion
Removing barriers for impaired individuals
reasonable accommodation · disability accommodation · accessibility · inclusive practices · universal design
disability discriminationdisability rights
Protections for impaired individuals
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