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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contact us: disabilityandhealthbranch cdc. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Disability and Health Promotion. Poverty rate among people with and without disabilities from to Employment rate among U. More interesting topics Related topics. Hearing loss in the U. Vision problems in the U.

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Go to report. John Elflein. Research expert covering health and health care. Contact Get in touch with us. We are happy to help. Vianny Gutierrez-Cruz. Sales Manager — Contact United States. Ziyan Zhang. Customer Relations — Contact Asia. Kisara Mizuno. Customer Success Manager — Contact Asia. Unemployment among the persons with disabilities is as high as 80 per cent in some countries.

Often employers assume that persons with disabilities are unable to work. Of the some 70 million persons with disabilities in India, only about , have succeeded in obtaining employment in industry. NCPED A United States survey found that only 35 per cent of working-age persons with disabilities are in fact working, compared to 78 per cent of those without disabilities.

Two-thirds of the unemployed respondents with disabilities said they would like to work but could not find jobs. International Disability Rights Monitor, A study by Rutgers University found that people with physical and mental disabilities continue to be vastly underrepresented in the U.

One-third of the employers surveyed said that persons with disabilities cannot effectively perform the required job tasks. The second most common reason given for not hiring persons with disabilities was the fear of costly special facilities.

JAN Companies report that employees with disabilities have better retention rates, reducing the high cost of turnover, says a U. Other American surveys reveal that after one year of employment, the retention rate of persons with disabilities is 85 per cent. Unger, Thousands of persons with disabilities have been successful as small business owners, according to the U.

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