Case Study: In the Eye of the Perfect Storm: Creating Accessibility-IBM, GM, and CISCO

Discussion Questions

1. According to the NOD/Harris survey, people with disabilities are at a "critical disadvantage" when compared with people without disabilities. Why is this so, when legislation such as the ADA was passed in 1990 in an attempt to improve the lives of people with disabilities?

2. What are the various provisions of the three most significant pieces of legislation for people with disabilities: the ADA, ADAAA, and the IDEA?

3. What can society in general and people with disabilities in particular do to change the cultural assumptions that cast people with disabilities as unreliable, expensive, and likely to sue their employer?

4. Why haven't other companies followed the lead of organizations, like IBM, that have effectively embraced disabilities as a significant component of diversity-viewing the recruitment and the retention of people with disabilities as a competitive advantage?

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