Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was instrumental in reducing the discrimination suffered by people on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, and religion, it did nothing to protect a whole segment of the population, which today accounts for 20% of all Americans; that segment is the disabled (US Census Bureau, 1997). Today, almost “13.4% of the potential workforce in the United States is disabled” (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2001, p.449). This group of people, perhaps more than any other, is still prone to discrimination, simply because of the assumptions, biases, and ignorance of employers about the capabilities of the disabled. This paper will examine the laws that govern disability discrimination
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