Disability Employment Research

Economic impact study on employing people with disabilities

Disabilityworks DePaul University study surveyed employers and employees with disabilities in the Chicagoland area. Researchers found employees with disabilities from healthcare, retail, and hospitality sectors were just as dependable and productive as employees without disabilities.

Executive Summary: Microsoft Word Document or PDF File
Comprehensive Results: Microsoft Word Document or PDF File
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Other Research Studies and Statistics

Disability Implications of an Aging Workforce: Developing an Action Strategy
In December 2010, the NTAR Leadership Center hosted a round table entitled Disability Implications of an Aging Workforce: Developing an Action Strategy. Participants discussed three main topics: the impact of federal policies on older workers with disabilities, the public workforce system's ability to serve older job seekers and job seekers with disabilities, and public and private-sector employer strategies for hiring and retaining older workers. Special attention was paid to older workers at risk of leaving the labor market prematurely due to issues of health and disability. http://www.ntarcenter.org/files/Summary_Report_Aging_Roundtable.pdf
See What I'm Saying: Dr. Carolyn Stern
Dr. Carolyn Stern has a special gift for listening. It makes so much sense when you learn that she's deaf.
http://www.spiritmag.com/features/article/see_what_im_saying/
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium (2010)
http://www.neweditions.net/statsrrtc/Compendium2010.pdf
The impact of the 2007-09 recession on workers with disabilities
New data available from the Current Population Survey (CPS) indicate that between October 2008 and June 2010, job losses among workers with disabilities far exceeded those of workers without disabilities; this labor market volatility resulted in the proportion of employed U.S. workers identified as having disabilities declining by 9 percent. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/10/art2exc.htm
Disability: Disclosure vs. Privacy
As workers with 'invisible disabilities' struggle over whether to reveal their conditions to their employers, some companies seek to promote a culture of understanding. http://www.workforce.com/section/legal/feature/disability-disclosure-vs-privacy/
Kessler Foundation 2010 Survey of Employment of Americans with Disabilities
The Kessler Foundation/National Organization on Disability 2010 Survey of Employment of Americans with Disabilities marks the third effort by Harris Interactive since 1986 to determine the current attitudes of corporate employers toward employees with disabilities. http://www.2010disabilitysurveys.org/octsurvey/