In 2023, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was more than double that of those without disabilities. Barriers such as stigma, subminimum wages, and Social Security program income limits contribute to this. You can empower individuals—especially people with disabilities, older adults, and veterans—to secure employment that strengthens personal independence.
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October 31, 2024
By Grant Stoner October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to high…
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By Rikki Poynter In August 2021 at 30 years old, I got my first pair of hearing aids after being dia…
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By Andrea Jennings National Disability Employment Awareness Month, known as NDEAM, is honored and ob…
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By Leah Smith In 1988, October was established by Congress as Disability Employment Awareness Month.…
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