Matthew Brault’s new report for the United States Census Bureau, Americans With Disabilities: 2010 (PDF), devotes a large portion of text to the analysis of economic characteristics for people with disabilities; shedding light on the need to have increased employment opportunities not only to promote the independence and inclusion of these individuals, but also to [...]
The population of people with disabilities in the United States has increased by 2.2 million over the five-year period between 2005 and 2010, according to new data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The timing of the bureau’s announcement coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Thursday, July [...]
A new report by the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shows a 9% increase in federal employees with disabilities, resulting from initiatives to make new hires from this underserved population and to encourage existing workers to voluntarily disclose their status. In his blog post for The Federal Times, Stephen Losey quotes a portion [...]