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Thursday, September 05, 2024
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month - What Employers Should Know
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month and the theme for 2024 is “Access to Good Jobs for All”. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is typically twice that of those without disabilities. As of July 2024, the unemployment rate of people with disabilities is 8.8% compared to 4.4% for people without disabilities (www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/research-evaluation/statistics). This is in spite of the fact that a simple internet search will reveal several research articles showing that