Some employers are hesitant about hiring people with disabilities. This can be for many reasons, such as the needs that the person will have during his or her work day that would inconvenience the company (i.e. breaks to take medication, doctor’s appointments, or special wheelchair accessible offices). While it is not fair to the person with the disability for employers to discriminate against them, it is also highly illegal.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities must be considered as appropriate candidates for jobs if they are physically capable of doing said job and are qualified. This means that a person in a wheelchair cannot be turned down for a position as an accountant when their qualifications meet those set by the company for which he is applying. However, if the person applying for a job is not qualified for the position, it is not illegal for the employer to turn them down.
