The Atnericans With Disabilities Act Title IWhat Do We Know About Reasonable Accommodations For Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities?
Title I is the employment provision of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Mental Illness is one category the ADA includes under its term mental impairment. This paper provides background on the ADA and discusses common functional limitations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities, as well as possible reasonable accommodations an employer may be required to provide under the law.
Greenery Rehabilitation Center, Brighton, Massachusetts.
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ADA Title I; Employment; Functional limitations; Individuals with psychiatric disabilities; Occupational therapy; Psychiatric rehabilitation specialists; Reasonable accommodations; Undue hardship