Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 21-7-8 (2026)
Employment by State, Political Subdivisions of State, Public Schools, Etc.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
It is the policy of this state that an individual with a disability shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as an individual who is not disabled, and an employer may not refuse employment to an individual with a disability on the basis of his or her disability alone, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the satisfactory performance of the work involved.
(Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §6; Act 2019-478, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: Ethridge v. State of Ala., 847 F. Supp. 903 (M.D. Ala. 1993).
Ethridge v. State of Ala., 847 F. Supp. 903 (M.D. Ala. 1993). “§§ 12101 to 12213, commonly referred to as the “ADA”; and 1975 Ala.Code § 21-7-8. 1 The Southwest Alabama Police Academy disqualified Ethridge on the ground that he was unable to perform the minimal qualification exercises due to a disability in his right hand, and the City of…”
Ethridge v. State of Ala., 860 F. Supp. 808 (M.D. Ala. 1994). “§ 12101 to 12213, commonly referred to as the “ADA”; and 1975 Ala.Code § 21-7-8. The Police Department of the Town of Slocomb, Alabama, terminated Ethridge’s provisional employment and denied him permanent status because, due to his disability, he was unable to complete the…”
Mobile Fire Fighters Ass'n v. Pers. Bd. of Mobile Cnty., 720 So. 2d 932 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998). “470 of the 1939 Alabama Legislature, *934 as amended (the “Act”), which sets forth the powers and duties of the Personnel Board of Mobile County (the “Board”) and its-personnel director, as well as Ala.Code 1975, § 21-7-8, which sets forth state policy regarding employment of…”
Gore v. GTE South, Inc., 917 F. Supp. 1564 (M.D. Ala. 1996). “Gore’s claim under Ala.Code § 21-7-8, which provides: It is the policy of this State that the blind, the visually handicapped and the otherwise physically disabled shall be employed in the State service, the service of the political subdivisions of the State, in the public…”
Lavia v. Pennsylvania, Dep't of Corr., 224 F.3d 190 (3rd Cir. 2000). “Code Ann. tit. 19, § 724; Fla.Stat. ch. 760.10; Ga.”
Stevens v. Illinois Dep't of Transp., 210 F.3d 732 (7th Cir. 2000). “See Ala.Code § 21-7-8; Alaska Stat. § 18.80.220 ; Ariz.”
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