Examples can include an employer terminating an employee because of disability-related absences, an employer blatantly refusing or failing to provide reasonable adjustments to help a disabled team member carry out work duties, an organization rescinding a job offer after learning of an individual’s disability, or an employee being bullied or harassed in the workplace because of their disability.

Different types of disability discrimination There are six main types of disability discrimination: direct discrimination indirect discrimination failure to make reasonable adjustments discrimination arising from disability harassment victimisation

An employer refuses to hire you, promote you, or pay you equally to your coworkers because of your disability, when you are capable of doing the job. An employer refuses to make “reasonable accommodations” — changes to how a job is done so that you can have an equal chance to succeed at your work.