As the US marks 30 years since the Americans With Disabilities Act was passed, advocates say more work needs to be done to protect disabled workers who have been disproportionately affected by pandemic’s economic crisis.
Patrice Jetter, a furloughed school crossing guard, poses for a photograph, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Hamilton, N.J. Jetter, who has cerebral palsy and partial hearing loss, wanted to work with kids when graduating from high school.
In practice, that’s meant everything from usable public bathrooms to seats in movie theaters and access to public schools.“The historically dominant view was that it was an individual problem that each person or family had to cope with on their own,” said Douglas Kruse, an economist at Rutgers University who began using a wheelchair after a drunk driver crashed into him in 1990.
When it comes to employment, things were looking up in the booming June 2019 economy before the coronavirus hit. Still, the unemployment rate was nearly 8% — double that of other workers — even though a large majority said in surveys they can and want to work, Kruse said. Those who are employed often hold low-level jobs in industries like food service, home health care and janitorial work.
She finally got her job after writing to the newly elected mayor. She walked to work every day, even when snow kept her driving colleagues at home. But it’s still unclear whether schools will be able to reopen and allow her job to restart in the fall. She’s worried about returning to the job market with a rush of other people also looking for work, many of whom won’t have to deal with discrimination she’s encountered over the years as a disabled Black woman.“The ADA has opened more doors for people with disabilities,” she said.
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