several studies have examined particpants who received resumes that were identical except that some mentioned a disability the resumes that mentioned mental illness or a physical disability were associated with much lower ratinhs for perceived employability especially in jobs erquiring a great deal of personal contact with the public43 employability ratings for individuals with mental illnesses were especially low similarly when given randomly manipulated academic portfolios students preferred not to work with individuals who had a learning disability even though there were no effects of disability on performance ratings or expectations44