exploring the challenges of implementing the american disabilities
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Donna Marie Lewis ∙ School of Business and Management ∙Master of Public Administration ∙ Spring 2016
Exploring the Challenges of Implementing the American Disabilities Act Regarding Employees with Invisible
Disabilities: ADHD
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MY STORY…
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What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
"If you've ever had that feeling of loneliness, of being an outsider, it never quite leaves you. You can be
happy or successful or whatever, but that thing still stays within you."
~ Tim Burton
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Symptoms of ADHD Difficulty focusing on everyday
requests. Routines are challenging.
Have trouble getting organized, making realistic plans and thinking before acting.
They may be fidgety, noisy and unable to adapt to changing situations.
Source: http://www.apa.org/topics/adhd/
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Mcmahon, B. T., Rumrill, P. D., Roessler, R., Hurley, J. E., West, S. L., Chan, F., & Carlson, L. (2008). Hiring discrimination against people with disabilities under the ADA: Characteristics of employers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, p.114 & 117.
Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations
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Mcmahon, B. T., Rumrill, P. D., Roessler, R., Hurley, J. E., West, S. L., Chan, F., & Carlson, L. (2008). Hiring discrimination against people with disabilities under the ADA: Characteristics of
employers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, p.114 & 117.
Public Administration Industry is #3
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Research Questions…
1) Do managers in the nonprofit industry have knowledge regarding the ADA that is not given to those in the healthcare and education industries?
2) Will knowledge about invisible disabilities and employee legal rights change managers and employees misconceptions?
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Research Results
“It’s like having 59 televisions blaring in my head all at once. Medications turn off 58 of them.”
~ Melissa Orlov, Psychology Today
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NON-PROFIT
EDUCATION
HEALTHCARE
33%
61%
63%
53%
52%
55%
50%
54%
57%
Knowledge of the American Disabilities Act by In-dustry
All Respondents Employees Managers
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9a - 9e ORGANIZATION VALUES DI-VERSITY/DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
9f & 9g VALUED AS AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE
75%
36%
Respondent Answers to Question 9 (a - g)Strongly Agreed/Agreed
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Recommendations
“It’s like trying to have a conversation with a friend across a large room filled with people yelling at
each other.” ~ Unknown
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Managers and Employees Education and Training
EEOC, ADA Guidelines
Different Disabilities
Diversity
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SUMMARY
“One person’s madness, is another person’s reality” – Tim Burton