It is suggested that many companies have been slow to respond to issues surrounding harassment of disabled employees at work, with many training dollars being devoted to racial and sexual harassment. Lawsuits under the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act have been proven difficult to win, and many disabled employees are hesitant to sue employers for fear of losing their jobs.
See "Employers Increasingly Face Disability-Based Bias Cases", REED ABELSON, The New York Times, November 19, 2001