Advantages
Today, over 60% of people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, including war-disabled veterans, do not have jobs. People with disabilities are the largest untapped labor force in the United States.
AbilityOne is smart business for the federal procurement community which receives:
- Quality services and products
- Fair market prices
- Long-term partnerships
- Ease of contract award and administration, with no re-bidding
- Innovative solutions from a highly-motivated workforce
AbilityOne is also smart business for the U.S. taxpayer. The program:
- Converts benefits users into taxpayers
- Reduces entitlements such as SSI and SSDI
- Adds new taxpayers
- Creates, sustains and improves employment for more than 40,000 people with disabilities
