Do you think that employees with a disability get treated the same as non disabled employees?

best to look for job adverts with the 2 tick symbol at the bottom

it mean that if you meet some of the job criteria you are guarantied a interview

under DDA you should not be discriminated against

The attitude towards people with mental disabilities you've stated is not entirely correct. The treatment of such persons today is better than it was in the past, as we have more information on disability. Autism, Downs syndrome, and other cognitive-related conditions were virtually unheard of fifty years ago. I think the problem is not the disabled persons or society, it is the slow progress we've made for universal acceptance by the end of 2009. In reality "normal" does not actually exist, it is just a perception of what most people would consider average. We have enough information and understanding of these problems to not treat these people how they're treated, but understanding a situation and accepting it are two different things.

Employers need people that can 'make things happen'. If you are a person that 'can do' this, then good luck to you, no matter what disability you have, you will be a valuable asset to that employer. By law, they should employ a certain quota from disabled people anyway.

But that aside, we live in the real world. I'm an electrician, and though I love ALL people to bits, I would find it very hard if they put a disabled person to work with me. How could I expect that person to do what I do? Fact is, many a time, I have been proven wrong, and if someone 'human' - 'can do', then I would give anyone that chance. This world is very short of talented individuals that can make a HUGE difference. Good luck when you leave college, I hope that you get a great start.

No I do not think that at all, as my husband had a heart attack in 2002 and he has been working 50 to 60 hours a week, and he only has a half heart left So no i think now days employers are very well trained to help people

No, you won't be rejected because of your disability unless the person who is hiring is a complete IDIOT.

If you are qualified, there is nothing legally stopping you from getting the job.

The most important thing is to hold your head up high, and never think negatively. Negative thinking is the only thing in the way of your future job.

Plenty of legislation out there which enshrines your right to employment and makes employers help you do a full filling job of work. good luck. PS try the public rather than private sector.

it's illegal to discriminate -ADA. but that doesn't mean that people won't.