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  • Developing and influencing policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities

    Driving Change Creating Opportunity

    Promoting policies and coordinating with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.

  • Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion

    Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion

  • Watch the Bo Jackson video

    ODEP and Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society Release New PSA Featuring Bo Jackson

  • A Community of Practice to promote positive Stay at Work/Return to Work outcomes

    A Community of Practice to promote positive Stay at Work/Return to Work outcomes

  • National Employment First Policy & Data Platform

    National Employment First Policy & Data Platform

  • Who I Am Public Service Announcement

    "Who I Am” Public Service Announcement

  • Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities

    Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities

Policy & Technical Assistance Resources

To develop and influence disability employment-related policies and practices, ODEP sponsors the following five policy and technical assistance resources

AskEARN LOGO

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion

Job Accommodation Network

LEAD Center

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth

Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology

News and Events

November 10, 2016

PEAT Talk — Fostering a Culture of Inclusion and Accessibility in the Workplace — November 17, 2:00-2:30 PM EST

November 10, 2016

EARN Presents Webinar on Tapping the Talents of Veterans with Disabilities: Steps to Success — November 17, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

November 10, 2016

LEAD Center Publishes Model Cooperative Agreements for Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

November 10, 2016

DOJ Releases Statement on the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.

November 10, 2016

WISE Webinar — Working for Yourself with Ticket to Work: Achieving Financial Independence — November 16, 3:00-4:30 PM EST

Featured Resources

ODEP manages a number of efforts designed to advance disability employment. These include the award winning Campaign for Disability Employment, the one-stop resource portal Disability.gov, and the Workforce Recruitment Program, which connects employers with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities.



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Disability Statistics

October 2016 Disability Employment Statistics
Ages 16 years and over

Labor Force Participation

  • People with disabilities: 20.0%
  • People without disabilities: 68.6%

Unemployment Rate

  • People with disabilities: 9.9%
  • People without disabilities: 4.5%

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