the impact of disabilities on employment outcomes has been explored from a variety of perspectives on the one hand a review of the evidence suggests workers with disabilities receive higher performance evaluations hoeever this same review found that deapite their higher performance individuals with disabilities tend to encounter lower performance expectations and are less likely to be hired41 these negative effects are much stronger for individuals with mental disabilities and there is some evidence to suggest mental disabilities may impaii performance more than physical disabilities individuals with such common mental health issues as depression and anxiety are significantly more likeil to be absent from work49