SLACK, James D

Workplace preparedness and the americans with disabilities act : lessons from municipal governments' management of HIV/AIDS - Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, mar./apr.1996

How prepared is the public service to apply the Americans with disabilities act to workplace situations involving people with HIV/AIDS? Based on the views of addresses this question by examining the availability of (1) HIV/AIDS-related activities, (2) reasonable accommodations for employees with HIV/AIDS, and (3)reasonable accommodations for job applicants with HIV/AIDS. Survey findings suggest that, when it comes to HIV/AIDS in the workplace, municipal governments are poorly prepared to comply with the law. For members of this particular protected group, people with HIV/AIDS, the public workplace offers little protection. Lesson can be learned, however, from the experience of municipalities.