Individuals with a disability were more likely to be unemployed than were those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 14.5 percent in 2010, well above the figure of 9.0 percent for those with no disability. Among persons with a disability, the jobless rate for men (15.2 percent) was slightly higher in 2010 than the rate for women (14.3 percent). As is the case among [...]
In 2009, the employment-population ratio—the proportion of the population that is employed—was 19.2 percent for persons with a disability. Among those with no disability, the ratio was much higher (64.5 percent). In part, this reflects the older age profile of persons with a disability; older individuals—regardless of disability status—are less likely to be employed than those with no disability. However, across all age groups, persons with a disability were much [...]
The proportion of the population employed in 2010–the employment-population ratio was 18.6 percent among those with a disability, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The employment-population ratio for persons without a disability was 63.5 percent. The ratios in 2010 for both persons with and without a disability were lower than those recorded in 2009. The unemployment rate of persons with a disability was 14.8 percent in 2010, higher [...]
- People with a disability represented an estimated 7% of Public Sector staff in 1999. This was 3 percentage points below the 10% benchmark for the NSW working age population. - People with a disability requiring work-related adjustment represented an estimated 2.2% of NSW Public Sector employees. This was a decrease from 2.5% in 1998 and remained below the estimated 7% representation of this group in the NSW working age [...]
1996 Total Incomes of Ethnic Markets and People With Disabilities (in Billions) Disabled – $796 Black – $496 Hispanic – $348 Asian – $150 Source: Population Profile of the U.S., U.S. Bureau of the Census Projected Total Income for Americans With Disabilities, 1996-2001 (in Billions) 1999 – $925 2000 – $975 2001 – $1030 Source: Packaged Facts, 1997 Employment of People With Severe Disabilities 1980 – 4,000 1985 – 11,000 [...]
Information provided by Disabled World – Published: 2010-09-10 Glossary list of definitions and explanations of the Models of Disability in society today. The Medical Model of Disability: The medical model is presented as viewing disability as a problem of the person, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other health condition which therefore requires sustained medical care provided in the form of individual treatment by professionals. In the medical model, management [...]
Information provided by NAMI – Published: 2010-10-07 Election 2010: The 60 to 140 Percent Bite, State-by-State Data on Disability Income, Housing Costs and People with Mental Illness. Housing costs for people living with disabilities who depend on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can consume 60 and 140 percent of that income, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). State-by-state data is featured below. In the past two weeks, the [...]
Information provided by Council for Disability Awareness – Published: 2010-06-20 The Claims Review found that CDA member companies paid $8.1 billion in ongoing disability insurance payments to disabled individuals in 2009. The 2010 Long-Term Disability Claims Review, conducted by the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA), reveals that CDA member companies paid more than $8 billion in ongoing disability insurance payments to individuals during 2009. A record 627,000 disabled individuals received [...]
Information provided by Disabled World – Published: 2010-06-03 Information facts and disability statistics for the state of Colorado from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS). These statistics indicate the social and economic status of non-institutionalized people with disabilities in Colorado, United States, using data from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS). Comparisons to the 2007 Disability Status Report should not be made due to changes in the questions. ———————————————————————————————————————————– In [...]
Information provided by Disabled World – Published: 2009-10-04 Information and statistics collected from the Current Population Survey regarding people with disabilities. In June 2008, questions were added to the Current Population Survey (CPS) to identify persons with a disability in the civilian non-institutional population age 16 and older. The addition of these questions allowed BLS to begin releasing monthly labor force data from the CPS for persons with a disability. [...]