New Poll of 3839 People in Disability Community Shows: 3 out of 4 people with disabilities surveyed value a job and independence over government benefits (no partisan split) Disability community sites employer perceptions that they will be “less successful than someone without a disability” as primary barrier to jobs Disability community names top ways to [click to continue...]
Disability Belongs™ Staff
Governor McCrory (NC) intends to improve the employment outlook for those with disabilities. He signed a resolution proclaiming the observance of October 2013 as “Disability Employment Awareness Month.”
These Jews feel strongly about inclusion of people with disabilities, even more so than Israel, Jewish life, marrying Jewish, or having Jewish kids 1/5 of Jews with disabilities in sample have “been turned away or unable to participate in a Jewish event or activity because of the disability” Bethesda, MD. In a new poll of [click to continue...]