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Traumatic Brain Injury And The Americans With Disabilities Act: Implications For The Social Work Profession, Dale Margolin Cecka
Traumatic Brain Injury And The Americans With Disabilities Act: Implications For The Social Work Profession, Dale Margolin Cecka
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The practice of social work has been greatly affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Title I of the statute prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, including the increasing number of workers who are returning to work after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This article examines the extent to which the ADA protects those with TBI from being harassed, being denied reasonable workplace accommodations, or suffering other adverse actions related to perceived discrimination. To do so, it relies on judicial decisions from U.S. federal courts involving alleged workplace discrimination of this population. Implications for social work practice …