Fifteen years after the federal Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, employment remains the most glaring disparity between people with disabilities and those without - even as technology has fostered greater independence. In fact employment for the disabled has declined since the passage of the act. Damon Page, 33, relies on technology to help him do his job - entering names and addresses into a spreadsheet for his $12-an-hour, data-entry job in Wayne State 's Department of Occupational Therapy. At the university Page helps physical rehabilitation clients become acclimated to assistive technology. "He's just a really bright individual, " said Joe Pellerito Jr., Page's boss and academic program director of the occupational therapy program. The story includes photos of Page.