How the ADA brings down the `Shameful wall of exclusion`

Running Head : AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ADA : Bringing Down the Shameful Wall of Exclusion ' Through Employment Persons with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA ) has been the most inclusive and wide-ranging civil rights legislation adopted to rule out all forms of discrimination and exclusion committed towards differently-able or disabled individuals in both private and public entities . For many years , people with disabilities have experienced discrimination and exclusion because of their health conditions that were seen as deviant to what is being considered normal by the society . Disabilities hinder an

individual to function normally , thereby making it difficult for people with disabilities to work together with those whom the society referred to as normal people . The person with disabilities usually suffers from limited opportunities and services in the society and is often not involved in the community development efforts and recreation activities

The social and historical perspectives of disability elaborated on how the society views the disability condition . For some , disability is seen as a fate or misfortune . Others view it as a medical condition that can be treated using modern technology and medical interventions . Despite the efforts to elevate the social status of individuals with disabilities , there are still prevalent views that regard disability as a deviance , labeling the person with disability as sick ' or abnormal , thereby escalating the social stigma towards these people with disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act was created to respond to the issues and problems and to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of...