Трудоустройство для людей, имеющих инвалидность | Health | Forum

В США очень много сделано для того, чтобы человек с инвалидностью не чувствовал себя оторванным от жизни.

Однако, с трудоустройством, все, по-прежнему, не очень хорошо.

Это, если выражаясь мягко.

Employment for persons with disabilities is much lower than for persons without disabilities. In a 2010 Harris Interactive survey titled The ADA, 20 Years Later, the Kessler Foundation and the National Organization on Disability (NOD) found that only 21% of persons with disabilities aged 18–64 are employed full- or part-time, far below the 59% reported for persons without disabilities. A 2008 study by Cornell University put the employment rate for working-age persons with disabilities (ages 21–64) at 39.5%. Other studies may yield different figures, depending on their definition of disability or economic conditions at the time, but they all show similar disparity.

The first step to address this disparity is to understand some of the misconceptions that act as barriers to equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Common misconceptions identified by industry experts include:

Очень большая, но интересная статья из Newsweeks.

К сожалению, — на английском.

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