Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Noteworthy is workers with a disability were more likely to be ...
SAG-AFTRA has produced three advocacy videos putting a spotlight on the challenges disabled actors face in pursuing and auditioning for jobs in the entertainment industry. The videos were produced as ...
The employment rate for Americans with disabilities has reached an all-time high, federal officials say. Among people with disabilities nationally, 21.3% had a job in 2022. That’s up from 19.1% the ...
The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor ...
Employment rates for people with disabilities go up and down, but never very much. And it seems like the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people has always been massive, and resists ...
This article is part of a series for National Disability Employment Awareness Month produced in collaboration with Making Space CEO and disability rights advocate Keely-Cat Wells. These pieces examine ...
Even with legislation protecting people with disabilities against discrimination and company mission statements touting “equal opportunity employer” status, advocacy groups say people with ...
Madison Rubenstein, who has disabilities that make it challenging to move and carry objects, said their conditions make operating their small business extremely difficult. Rubenstein said without ...
BOSTON - October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Spaulding Hospital is partnering with community organizations to create a pipeline for young people with disabilities to get jobs ...
CADILLAC — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and here in Northern Michigan there are resources available to disabled persons who are seeking work. According to data from the ...
The legally mandated 5 percent public sector employment quota for people with disabilities is not being met, leaving hundreds of thousands of Iraqis with disabilities unemployed. The Iraqi government ...