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Hrm/531 Week 1 Assignment

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Chapter Assignment D
Complete “Chapter Assignment D” using complete sentences, 12 point font, and double spacing between your answers.
1.) What is the definition of a “disability?” How is this definition different from the definition of “handicapped?” A disability is a condition of impairment--a physical or mental condition--that limits a person’s activities or functioning. Handicap is used when legally specifying life processes or social activities that adversely affect a person’s functioning. A handicap is much more limiting than a disability.
2.) What is the definition of reasonable accommodations? List three possible examples. A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job or things related to someone’s job that allow an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position as long as it does not present too much of a hardship to the employer. For example, an employer must make existing facilities used by employees readily …show more content…

An employer may require an applicant with an HIV status to take a medical examination as a condition for employment only if all employees are subject to these examinations.
4.) Can you fire an employee who has HIV or AIDS because your customers have a negative attitude toward their employment, why or why not? You cannot fire an employee who has HIV or AIDS because your customers have a negative attitude toward their employment. The ADA does not consider customer attitudes to be an undue hardship for the employer.
5.) What makes the minority group “people with disabilities” unique among all minority groups? People with disabilities are the nation’s largest minority and one of the few minority groups that any person can join at any time.
6.) How is “bias” often

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