People with sickle cell disease are protected under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)1, which means that employers must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants and employees with SCD.
According to the ADA, reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
References
References:
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Fact Sheet: Disability Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. www.eeoc.gov. https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-discrimination
- U.S. Department of Labor. Accommodations | U.S. Department of Labor. www.dol.gov. Published 2023. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employers/accommodations