Workplace environments have changed due to the implementation of the ADA. Most of the changes have been positive but as with any rule there can be effects that end up being used as negative influences.
The positive effects of the ADA is the people who are disabled are being given equal opportunity to contribute in the workplace. Whether physically or mentally disabled everyone should be given equal opportunity to attain a job. The concern is that what happens when there are definite restrictions that prohibit a particular disability from being able to perform a job.
The issue for organizations is that if a disability makes it impossible for someone to perform a particular job they are not able to make a decision based off that but more often than not they are expected to do whatever is necessary to make it possible. What is the line that is crossed when it is no longer about trying to accommodate a disability but rather compromising the position? This same scenario can occur with any type of diversity if the person working in a position is given it because of the goal of diversity and not because they are the most qualified.
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