Employers in the Midwest

• Managers who rated themselves as having good knowledge of the ADA also rated themselves as having less negative perceptions about people with disabilities as productive workers in the workplace (r = -.32, p < .01).

• Negative attitudes toward people with disabilities is negatively related to perceptions of people with disabilities as productive workers (r = -.35, p < .01), inclusion of disability in the diversity effort (r = -.34, p < .01), and commitments to hire people with disabilities (r = -.35, p < .01).