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Persons who were neither full-time employed nor part-time employed were asked if they preferred to work or preferred not to work. Sixty three percent of people with a disability said they preferred working compared to fifty eight percent of people without a disability. The National Organization on Disability’s 2004 Harris Survey provided this information.
Untapped Labor Pool: 460,000 CT Working Age Adults
78% of CT residents with disabilities between the ages of 21 to 64 years of age are not employed.
20 % of CT residents without disabilities between the ages of 21 to 64 years of age are not employed.
Data provided by the Connecticut Census – 2004 American Community Survey
Business tax credits
Lower labor costs
Highly motivated skilled workforce
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act
Affirmative Action planning
The Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD)
Produce and provide an environment that strives to include and integrate people with disabilities into the workforce.
Promote and establish initiatives designed to highlight the benefits of employing people with disabilities.
Connecticut Business Leadership Network (CTBLN)
Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)
Start on Success (SOS)
Connecticut Business Leadership Network (CTBLN)
An initiative of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities since 1994.
Part of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities since 1999.
Develops programs and initiatives that bring together key state and local organizations and employers to provide the educational and training services needed to assist companies in recruiting job applicants with disabilities.
Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)
Nationwide initiative of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and a statewide initiative of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
Teaches leadership skills to high school students with disabilities to help them pursue their educational and career goals.
Start on Success (SOS)
An initiative founded in 1995 through the National Organization on Disability to provide early training and paid work experience for high school students with disabilities.
Focuses on urban low-income minority students with disabilities in the workplace.
Helps employers and employees without disabilities become aware of the needs of disadvantaged youths with disabilities.
Establishes partnerships with students, teachers, parents, service providers, and employers to accomplish these goals.
Specialized Placement Firms
Government Organizations
Community Organizations
College Recruiting
73% of employers reported that their employees with disabilities required no accommodations at all.
Over 50% of employers reported that accommodations for employees with disabilities were made at no cost.
42% of employers reported one-time accommodations cost an average of $600.
Employers reported that, employees with disabilities have better retention rates, thereby reducing the high cost of turnover.
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