Bruce Morgan knew he was in for a long job search.
Morgan has a strong resume and an MBA, but he also has cerebral palsy, which affects his speech. After his company, Nabisco, was bought by Kraft Foods Inc., his 25-person department was laid off on the same day in 2004.
Over the next 19 months, he had 125 in-person meetings and sent a monthly e-mail update to 1,600 people. Near the end of his search, Morgan was so disheartened, he started his own computer repair business.
His experience is not unique, according to an Associated Press article on Page M7 of today's Money section. The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, yet their employment rate has been nearly flat for almost 20 years.