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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 cites 43 million Americans as having disabilities. Despite the progress the ADA represents in improving equality of opportunity for those with disabilities, much remains to be done—as evidenced by the fact that only 27.8% of
working-age people with work disabilities have jobs,
compared to 76.8% of those without disabilities. The
statistics are even bleaker for minorities. The STC
Special Needs Committee was formed in May 1999 to
help members with special needs achieve their potential
by making available to them information about products,
services, and literature that can assist them in their
career activities. Three of STC's six guiding ethical
principles have high relevance to special needs: legality,
professionalism, and—above all—fairness.
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The Ethics of Special Needs: It’s a Matter of Fairness
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/2000/PDFs/00040.PDF
Voss, Daniel W.
STC Proceedings
2000
Abstract: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 cites 43 million Americans as having disabilities. Despite the progress the ADA represents in improving equality of opportunity for those with disabilities, much remains to be done—as evidenced by the fact that only 27.8% of
working-age people with work disabilities have jobs,
compared to 76.8% of those without disabilities. The
statistics are even bleaker for minorities. The STC
Special Needs Committee was formed in May 1999 to
help members with special needs achieve their potential
by making available to them information about products,
services, and literature that can assist them in their
career activities. Three of STC's six guiding ethical
principles have high relevance to special needs: legality,
professionalism, and—above all—fairness.
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