Teens and adults with disabilities and mental health issues have unique rights in the workplace that ensure they have reasonable supports. Sadly, some employers are not fully informed about disability rights, and some are downright nasty about it. In the worst case scenarios, employers may harass and intimidate employees with disabilities in effort to avoid providing the adaptations and accommodations required by civil rights laws. Some even attempt to force people with disabilities out, as was alleged in the disturbing case of James Colby, who suffered from severe depression.

If you or your child are disabled, it is important to know your rights in the workplace. Hopefully, you will never encounter this type of discrimination, but just in case:

• Managing Learning Disabilities in the Workplace
• Learning Disabled Adults in the Workplace
• Working With a Disability
• The ADA Protects People with Disabilities at Work
• Workplace Resources for People with Disabilities