AccessibleEmployment.org; National Job Site To Connect Employers With Disabled W

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AccessibleEmployment.org; National Job Site To Connect Employers

With Disabled Workers, USA

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Today marks the launch of a new national job board dedicated to

including disabled employees in today's workforce.

AccessibleEmployment.org is designed to provide employers with one

central place to post employment positions and search resumes of

qualified disabled candidates. In addition, AccessibleEmployment.org

also allows potential job candidates to post their resumes for

review by prospective employers who have made a commitment to

include people with disabilities in their workforce.

People with disabilities represent the single largest minority group

seeking employment in today's marketplace. The unemployment rate of

people with disabilities is ten times greater than the national

unemployment rate. In fact, according to the U. S. Census Bureau,

about 30 million Americans between the ages of 16-64 have a

disability, and only 18 million are currently employed. This leaves

a 44.2% unemployment rate within the disability workforce; a strong

contrast to the national unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Some employers might expect that hiring individuals with

disabilities would result in significantly greater costs. The most

common concerns focus on the cost of accommodation, additional cost

to company health plans, job performance, quality and quantity of

work, flexibility, and attendance. What many employers do not know

is that the costs of accommodating a disabled employee are rather

low. According to the Job Accommodation Network, the average cost of

workplace accommodations in 2006 was $600 or less.

Moreover, many employers can earn tax credits and experience a

savings in health care costs when they hire a disabled employee

because many individuals with disabilities are covered by Medicare

and Medicaid. In addition, according to the U.S. Department of

Education, workers with disabilities are rated consistently as

average or above average in performance, quality and quantity of

work, flexibility, and attendance.

Many large and small employers understand that hiring disabled

employees diversifies, enriches, and improves the culture of any

workplace. Since the workplace is also becoming more demanding and

workers will need top-notch skills, AccessibleEmployment.org seeks

to increase employer access to available talent.

http://www.AccessibleEmployment.org