Goodguy,

I've gone through a bipolar disability discrimination lawsuit against my previous employer, a fortune 500 company. It went to trial. Punitive damages went to the jury. It was appealed to the 9th Circuit. A long ordeal in which justice was not served even though I supposedly won not once, but twice. It's been a very long ordeal that come Jan 3, 2009, will be going on 10 years since I went on a medical leave of absence in which the issue, reasonable accommodation, warranted the lawsuit. Unfortunately, my ordeal continues but I can't go into it now. It's too much to explain in a post but if you would like to speak in person, I would be willing to give you my two cents and advice from my experience in dealing with this matter.

For now I would suggest checking out the following site.

The LIBRA Project

The LAS-ELC established this Project, the first of its kind in the country, to provide legal representation to poor persons with mental disabilities who experience stigma, prejudice and discrimination in the workplace.

Note: The forum wont let me post links for some reason. Google the following:

disability rights program description libra project

Be sure to click on the pdf link within the libra project section
click here for fact sheet about Disabilities in the Workplace.

Feel free to email me directly at the following address (minus the spaces).
If you'd like we can trade phone numbers as this would be more efficient.

digitalvisual @ gmail . com

Take care
rapidX