The ADA: Going beyond the law
通过对比可见与不可见残障者的职场经历，揭示法律之外的态度障碍，并提出企业促进残障员工融入的举措。
Executive Overview When I met David, the movements of his body spoke to me in short jerky sentences. His milky blue eyes rolled back into his head. I don't think they focused anywhere. Yet I envied him. He could not hide his reality. People like me are forced to hide ours. Anonymous Both David and the man quoted above are professors at a major university. David is blind. His colleague has a record of mental illness and often speaks of having to live “underground.” Despite fourteen years of successfully managing a personal and family history of manic depression, doctors, lawyers, and others still believe that silence is his best strategy in the workplace. Today, laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) attempt to protect the rights of persons with both visible and invisible disabilities. Many, like David's colleague, however, will continue to deal with their disabilities underground. In this article, we will examine attitudes toward people who have both visible and invisible disabilities, and identify corporate initiatives to support the successful accommodation and integration of these individuals.