ADA-Protected Condition Non-Disclosure Permissibility Applied To Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#ADA-Protected_Condition_Non-Disclosure_Permissibility_Applied_To_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
ADA-ProtectedConditionNon-DisclosurePermissibilityPrinciple
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ADA-ProtectedConditionNon-DisclosurePermissibilityPrinciple
Applied to
NSPE Code 'avoid deceptive acts' interpretation in disability context
Non-disclosure of autism diagnosis to employers
Balancing with
Honesty
Omission Materiality Threshold in Professional Disclosure
Concrete expression
Engineer A's autism, as an ADA-protected condition, is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the NSPE Code of Ethics; the legal framework protecting persons with disabilities from employer inquiry and discrimination reinforces the ethical permissibility of non-disclosure, particularly where 25 years of demonstrated competent practice shows no qualification impairment
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Interpretation
The ADA's protection of disability status from mandatory employer disclosure aligns with and reinforces the NSPE Code's non-requirement of disclosing personal characteristics that do not constitute professional qualification deficiencies; the legal and ethical frameworks converge on permissibility of non-disclosure
Invoked by
Engineer A Present Case Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer
Tension resolution
ADA protection and demonstrated competence together establish that non-disclosure is both legally protected and ethically permissible; the 'avoid deceptive acts' standard is not violated by silence on a legally protected personal characteristic
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome.
Text references
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'
Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome.
Engineer A has practiced professional engineering successfully for 25 years for multiple employers.
disclosure could limit his career options if his employer and potential future employers have biases or concerns about client interactions
TTL
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case146:ADA-Protected_Condition_Non-Disclosure_Permissibility_Applied_To_Engineer_A a proeth:ADA-ProtectedConditionNon-DisclosurePermissibilityPrinciple,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "ADA-Protected Condition Non-Disclosure Permissibility Applied To Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "NSPE Code 'avoid deceptive acts' interpretation in disability context",
"Non-disclosure of autism diagnosis to employers" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Honesty",
"Omission Materiality Threshold in Professional Disclosure" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's autism, as an ADA-protected condition, is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the NSPE Code of Ethics; the legal framework protecting persons with disabilities from employer inquiry and discrimination reinforces the ethical permissibility of non-disclosure, particularly where 25 years of demonstrated competent practice shows no qualification impairment" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T12:12:59.907210+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T12:12:59.907210+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The ADA's protection of disability status from mandatory employer disclosure aligns with and reinforces the NSPE Code's non-requirement of disclosing personal characteristics that do not constitute professional qualification deficiencies; the legal and ethical frameworks converge on permissibility of non-disclosure" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Present Case Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "ADA-Protected Condition Non-Disclosure Permissibility Principle" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "ADA protection and demonstrated competence together establish that non-disclosure is both legally protected and ethically permissible; the 'avoid deceptive acts' standard is not violated by silence on a legally protected personal characteristic" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'",
"Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome.",
"Engineer A has practiced professional engineering successfully for 25 years for multiple employers.",
"disclosure could limit his career options if his employer and potential future employers have biases or concerns about client interactions" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 146 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.921107"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T12:12:59.907210+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T12:12:59.907210+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.921107
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction