Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
7-1-2007
Abstract
The national percentage of people of working age with disabilities who are employed continues to hover around 37%, compared with 80% for their peers without disabilities. However, according to the Harris Poll (2004), 67% of people with disabilities who are not currently working would like to be. In the late 1990s, a Presidential Task Force began work on improving the employment rate for adults with disabilities, a national priority that was further supported by the New Freedom Initiative of 2001, creating a bipartisan effort. Despite these initiatives, the rate of employment for people with disabilities has not increased.
Recommended Citation
Fleming, Allison and Loud, Diane, "Institute Brief: Increasing Placement Through Professional Networking" (2007). The Institute Brief Series, Institute for Community Inclusion. 6.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ici_institutebrief/6
Comments
Institute Brief, Issue No. 23