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Principles of Business Management

Introduction

In the year 1990, President George Bush enacted 'The Americans with Disabilities Act' into law. The law was there to ensure the rights of individuals with disabilities as well as to provide them with equal opportunities in areas of employment, government services, public and privately owned transportation and telecommunication services. Disability is defined as a physical or mental injury that limits the person to perform even the basic activities.

Discussion

The Main Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Title 1- Employment

The law prohibits discrimination against capable individuals with a disability in areas of the job application procedures, recruitment, salary and benefits, on the job training and all other constitutional rights was mandatory for companies that had fifteen or more employees. Further, the recruitment agencies, labor unions as well as other hiring companies were also prevented from discriminating practices. The methods used by the companies to segregate due to disability, any contractual agreement that has any form of bias, failure to take the test of the disabled person to identify his talents and skills and to provide accommodation to the qualified individuals. The job needs to be altered like part time work hours, job restructuring, appropriate administration of training materials and examinations. The purpose is to accommodate and facilitate the disabled person, so he does not feel left out and useless. The paper also prohibits pre-medical checkup of the disabled, however, if it's the same procedure for other individuals then it is allowed. Similarly, those individuals with disability engage in use of illegal drugs would not be part of the employee pool. However, those who are currently in rehab are allowed to enroll in such programs. Title 1 of the ADA guards the rights of people with disabilities for employment opportunities. It defines ...