EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Today, more than ever, businesses need access to a skilled and diverse workforce. They cannot stay competitive and increase profitability without qualified personnel. Employing people with disabilities just makes sense...

an untapped majority

• According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the 20% of Americans with disabilities represents a minority larger than any single ethnic, racial or cultural group in the U.S., including the next largest group -- Hispanic people -- which accounts for 15%.

a growing audience

• The number of people with disabilities is growing due to accidents, strokes, war-related injuries, and the aging of the baby boomers.

makes economic "cents"

• Disabled employees relate better to customers with disabilities, who represent $1 trillion in annual aggregate consumer spending.

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