Business, Fear & The Question of Disability

I have been thinking about the question of disability as it relates to the structure of American business over the past several months. The first question that comes to mind is why have corporations been dragging there feet for so long. I think that this is a complicated answer yet at the same time the answer is very simple - FEAR!!! Corporations are fearful of people with disabilities as viable employees. While they may not say this outright & infact probably don't want to think this way I do believe that there is a deep seeded fear that is pervasive in the corporate culture. Now, the first question is why? To answer this you simply have to say that the fear stems from areas of ones preconcieved notion that a person with a disability can't do the job or that the company will get sued under the auspices of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Infact, who really knows? But I think it is high time for companies to ask the qustion why is this often hard to do. When you look a this massive age wave & a growing disability community these questions are staring us firmly in the face. The question of invincibility - infact that is not the case, however, it does not mean that we can't lead productive lives. Hmm...makes you think?