Disability

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discrimination against employees with disabilities. Unlike most other antidiscrimination laws, the ADA also requires employers to assist employees with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations: changes to the position or the workplace that will allow an employee with a disability to do the job. Reasonable accommodations might include widening a hallway for an employee who uses a wheelchair or getting TDD telephone equipment for an employee with a hearing impairment.

The ADA doesn't require employers to hire or retain anyone who can't do the job, however. An employee must be qualified for the job and able to perform its essential functions, with or without a reasonable accommodation, to be protected from discrimination.

This section explains how the ADA works and how to assert your rights under the law.