In general, finding a job can be challenging for someone with a disability. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 2012, 17.8 percent of individuals with a disability were employed in the U.S. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for individuals without a disability was 63.9 percent. For someone with a disability, it can be challenging not only to find a job but also to keep it. In fact, the Federal Government reports that people with disabilities/targeted disabilities leave the their job at three times the rate of those without a disability. So even though you got the job, do you know how to keep it? Test your knowledge about employment retention.
References
Hergenrather, Kenneth, Andrew Turner, Scott Rhodes, Julie Barlow (2008) Persons with Disabilities and Employment: Application of the Self-efficacy of Job-seeking Skills Scale. Journal of Rehabilitations 74 (3), 34-44
Luecking, Richard (2011) Connecting Employers with People who have Intellectual Disability. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 49 (4), 261-273.
Schneider, Jo Ann (2011) Disability Employment Literature Review: Produced for the Image Center as part of the Successful Employment for People with Disabilities Project. Retrieved July 9, 2013, from Disability Employment Literature Review.
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