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Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire
Release September nTIDE Report - Monthly Update
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According to today's national Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) jobs report, by Kessler Foundation …
time since the
Great Recession,
the participation of
people with disabilities continues
to slip, according
to today's National
Trends in Disability
Employment -
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Monthly Update
(nTIDE), issued by
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability
(UNH-IOD). Disability job training and employment initiatives support efforts to find work.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Jobs Report released Friday,
October 3, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit a new
low for the first time since July 2008. "This is very important news
for the overall economy," according to Andrew Houtenville, Ph.D.,
UNH-IOD Associate Professor of Economics. "The number of
people with jobs has increased, so this is not a case in which
people have stopped looking for work, causing the unemployment
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rate to go down."
"Despite the thriving economy, we see a stark contrast between
people with and without disabilities," according to John O'Neill,
Ph.D., Kessler Foundation's Director of Employment and Disability Research. "This is evident in the differences in the employ-
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in September 2013 to 26.9 percent in September 2014 (down 3.2
percent; 0.9 points) for working-age people with disabilities. For
people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio increased from 70.9 percent in September 2013 to 71.9 percent in
September 2014 (up 1.4 percent; 1.0 percentage points). The
employment-to-population ratio, a key indicator, reflects the percentage of people who are working relative to the total population
(the number of people working divided by the number of people in
the total population multiplied by 100).
There are several initiatives that expand job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The Washington
Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), for example, provides students from around the world with hands-on work
experience in the nation's capital combined with an academic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership development.
Through TWC's Leadership Initiative for Students with Disabilities, these opportunities, including accessible housing, are made
available to students who would otherwise find it difficult to participate. Since 2010, Kessler Foundation has awarded more than
$100,000 in grants to TWC to fund scholarships for New Jersey
students with disabilities.
"Some of the interns who attend TWC through the Leadership Initiative for Students with Disabilities are on their own for the first
time," said Linda Cotton, managing director of Corporate and
Foundation Relations at the Washington Center. "They have to
learn how to live independently and navigate their surroundings.
They also work on important assignments and interact with new
colleagues -- experiences that many never thought possible. I'm
proud to say that these students leave with greater self-confidence and independence and set high career goals that we know
they can achieve. Kessler Foundation is investing in the future
success of students with disabilities by providing this life-changing opportunity."
In September 2014, among workers ages 16-64, the 4,316,000
workers with disabilities represented 3.1 percent of the total
138,910,000 workers in the U.S.
"The figures in nTIDE are not seasonally adjusted," noted Dr.
O'Neill. "The collection of disability employment statistics began a
few years ago, and it will take some time for seasonal trends to
become evident."
The next nTIDE will be issued on Friday, November 7, 2014.
NOTE: The statistics in the National Trends in Disability Employment - Update are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers,
but are NOT identical. They have been customized by the University of New Hampshire to efficiently combine the statistics for men
and women of working age (16 to 64).
nTIDE is funded, in part, by a grant from the National Institute on
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About Kessler Foundation
Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of
disability, is a global leader in rehabilitation research that seeks to
improve cognition, mobility and long-term outcomes, including
employment, for people with neurological disabilities caused by
diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord. Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities.
For more information, visit KesslerFoundation.org.
About the Institute on Disability at the University of New
Hampshire
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) was established in 1987 to provide a coherent university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies,
and practices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and
their families. For information on the NIDRR-funded Employment
Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training
Center, visit http://www.ResearchonDisability.org.
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Contact:
For more information, or to interview an expert, contact:
Adam Dvorin
973.286.0290
Adam.Dvorin@winningstrat.com
Lauren Scrivo
973.768.6583
LScrivo@KesslerFoundation.org
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