Presently in
the USA, there are still many disabled people who find themselves out
of the labor force, and according to the Disability Statistics,
www.disabilitystatistics.org,
that in 2011, only an estimated 33.4 percent (plus or minus 0.30
percentage points) of non-institutionalized, male or female, with a
disability, ages 21-64, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with all
education levels in the United States were employed.
In a
recent interview by Judy Woodruff with Delaware Governor Jack
Markell, the current chairman of the National Governors Association,
several benefits for hiring people with disability were presented by
the governor. Gov. Markell, while acknowledging the fact that there
are still many unemployed disabled people, remains optimistic that
the situation will improve, and he gives several reasons “Hiring
More People With Disabilities Is Good for the Bottom Line.”
In the
interview, Gov. Markell stresses on the need “to focus on the
ability and not on the disability.”
He
explains, “And we have seen so many companies around the country
benefit when they give people with disabilities a shot at employment.
And that's really what this is all about.”
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In another
event in Chicago, after a job fair in Arlington Heights for those
with disabilities stalled, officials now plan to soon launch an
informational campaign to promote the hiring of people with
disabilities.
Ryan
Danzinger, co-chair of the village's Commission for Citizens with
Disabilities, said “"We want to let them know people are out
there and there are programs and incentives to hire people."
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