Heather, Those are good questions. Let me answer in reverse order. Yes, employers DO have the same obligation to provide reasonable accommodations as do educational institutions (employers are covered until Title I of the ADA, schools under Titles II or III). Could knowledge of disability inappropriately influence hiring decisions. Yeah -- it could. That is part of the reason that it is expressly illegal to ask, on an application or in an interview, if someone has a disability. At the same time, there are ways that people with disabilities can learn to "sell" their disability. For example, they can go into an interview and say, "you should know that I have ADHD. You don't have to worry about that, though, because I know exactly what needs to be done to make sure that it isn't a problem for you or for me. My ADHD means I can easily get distracted from tasks and assignments. Here is what I have learned to do to keep myself on track -- yada yada yada -- and here's what I need from my supervisor to make sure that isn't a problem -- yada yada yada." Does that make sense? Dr. Jane Jarrow