Find all the facts about disability and employment in the US.

2. DISABILITY IN THE US POPULATION
ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS)
CONDUCTED IN 2014:
• Almost 13% of the US population suffers from a disability
• California has the highest number of disabled persons
• Wyoming has the lowest number

3. DISABILITY AMONG THE WORKING
US POPULATION
AMONG THE WORKING AGE POPULATION - THOSE BETWEEN 18 AND 64
YEARS OF AGE:
• Impaired mobility: 5.2%
• Cognitive disability: 4.4%
• Independent living disability: 3.7%
• Hearing disability: 2.1%
• Vision disability: 1.9%
• Self-care disability: 1.9%

4. EMPLOYMENT RATES OF PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES
AMONG THE WORKING-AGE
POPULATION, THE PERCENTAGE
EMPLOYED WERE:
• Among those with a hearing
disability: 50.7%
• Among those with a vision
disability: 40.2%
• Among those with impaired
mobility: 25%
• Among those with a cognitive
disability: 24.2%

5. OCCUPATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EMPLOYED
ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
FOR 2014:

6. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYMENT
AMONG THE DISABLED
THE REHABILITATION ACT PROTECTS THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED FROM
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION DURING:
• Hiring
• Firing
• Payment amount and schedules
• Job assignments
• Promotions
• Training
• Fringe benefits

7. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THE DISABLED
THE LARGEST FEDERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
• Social Security Income for persons with disabilities
• Supplemental Security Income for the disabled
• Social Security Disability Insurance

8. MORE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE DISABLED
The US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) aims at increasing
employment opportunities for the disabled. The ODEP
does so by increasing access to:
• Training
• Education
• Employment supports
• Entrepreneurial development programs
• Small business opportunities
• Assistive technology

9. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AIDS IN EMPLOYMENT
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES:
• For persons with mobility
impairments
• Wheelchairs
• Transfer devices
• Walkers
• Prosthesis
• For persons with visual
impairments
• Desktop screen magnifiers
• Large-print and tactile
keyboards
• For persons with hearing
impairments
• Hearing aids
• Amplified listening devices
• For persons with cognitive
impairments
• Memory aids
• Educational software

10. WHEELCHAIRS NEED SECUREMENT
WHEN TRAVELING
Wheelchair securements and occupant restraint systems are essential for
the safety of people with special needs while traveling.
Such equipment must meet the WC18 standards

11. KNOW MORE ABOUT WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENTS
AND OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
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Call: 800-987-9987
OR
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