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Join us on Twitter@AIR_Info
##DisabilityLabor
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One Size Does Not Fit All:A New Look at the LaborForce Participation ofPeople With DisabilitiesAuthors: Dr. Michelle Yin, Dahlia Shaewitz
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Labor Force Participation Rate Continues to Drop
25% in 2001 to 16% in 2014 for People with Disabilities
No improvement, despite policiesDoes one size fit all?
Overview
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Reasons for Disengagement from the Workforce
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Labor Force Participation Rate for People With Disabilities Ages 21–65
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LFPR by State and Disability Type, 2013
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35 4031 3528 3126 2818 26
CognitiveDifficulty
32 4328 3227 2824 2719 24
AmbulatoryDifficulty
60 7256 6051 5647 5136 47
Vision or HearingDifficulty
22 3418 2216 1814 1610 14
Self-careDifficulty
Labor Force Participation Rate by State and Disability Type in 2013
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Disability Rate by State and Type, 2013
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6 85 65 54 53 4
CognitiveDifficulty
8 126 85 65 53 5
AmbulatoryDifficulty
5 75 54 54 43 4
Vision or HearingDifficulty
3 42 32 22 21 2
Self-careDifficulty
Disability Rate by State and Type in 2013
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ER by State and Disability Type, 2013
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28 3624 2822 2419 2214 19
CognitiveDifficulty
28 3925 2822 2520 2217 20
AmbulatoryDifficulty
55 6749 5545 4941 4532 41
Vision or HearingDifficulty
20 3014 2013 1411 136 11
Self-careDifficulty
Employment Rate by State and Disability Type in 2013
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LFPR by Disability Type by State in 2013, Top 10 States
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RankCognitivedifficulties
Ambulatorydifficulties
Vision or hearingdifficulties
Self-caredifficulties
1 Connecticut 40% Wyoming 43% Wyoming 72% Alaska 34%
2 Minnesota 40% Alaska 42% Nebraska 66% Wyoming 33%
3 Alaska 38% Maryland 36% South Dakota 65% Montana 32%
4 Wyoming 38% Minnesota 35% Connecticut 64% Minnesota 26%
5 North Dakota 38% Connecticut 34% Minnesota 64%Rhode Island
25%
6 Wisconsin 37% Nevada 33% North Dakota 62% Kansas 25%
7 New Hampshire 36% South Dakota 32% Hawaii 61% Maryland 24%
8 South Dakota 36%New
Hampshire32% Alaska 61% Utah 23%
9 Iowa 36% Montana 32% Maryland 60% Wisconsin 22%
10District of Columbia
36% New Jersey 32% Iowa 60% Hawaii 22%
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Top 10 Occupations for People with Disabilities in 2013
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Rank 2013
1 Janitors and Building Cleaners
2 Cashiers
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
4 Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
5 Cooks
6 Retail Salespersons
7 Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides
8 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
9Other production workers including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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Challenges:• Joining the labor force is high risk; payoff is 37% less
• Job opportunities require education/training/skills
• Employers may resist hiring people with disabilities
Next Steps:• Federal policy to look at disability types
• State policy & implementation analysis – what’s working and why?
• Communicating with employers
• Examining disability-owned companies
Challenges & Next Steps
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One Size Does Not Fit All: A New Look at the LaborForce Participation of People With Disabilities Research Brief examines employment by disability type, http://www.air.org/resource/one-size-does-not-fit-all-new-look-labor-force-participation-people-disabilities
An Uneven Playing Field: The Lack of Equal Pay for People With DisabilitiesResearch Brief highlights income disparities of people with disabilities, http://www.air.org/resource/uneven-playing-field-lack-equal-pay-people-disabilities
For Your Metro Reading
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Dahlia [email protected]
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