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Workforce Members with Disabilities: An Underutilized Talent Pool for Mutual Growth

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work

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  • Cara W. Jacocks

    (The University of Dallas)

  • R.G. Bell

    (The University of Dallas)

Abstract

Members of the disabled workforce are extremely large in number, as the population of people with disabilities approaches 1.3 billion and makes up over 16% of the global population and 26% of the US population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] in Disability impacts all of us infographic, 2023; WHO in https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health , n.d.). Approximately, 1 in 4 US citizens has at least one identifiable disability (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] in Disability impacts all of us infographic, 2023). However, disabled workers are not represented in similar proportions in the US labor force specifically. The purpose of this handbook chapter is to describe the disabled workforce in the US, barriers that prevent disabled workers from attaining meaningful, gainful employment in the US, and the benefits of hiring members of the disabled workforce (for both disabled and nondisabled employees). Moreover, this chapter will identify opportunities to overcome systemic barriers that prevent disabled workers from entering the US workforce and data that demonstrates which US states provide the most overall assistance for workers with disabilities, including promoting independence and productivity. Authors will conclude with a discussion of which additional barriers warrant scholarly attention and how an analysis of the disabled workforce in the US has global ramifications.

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  • Cara W. Jacocks & R.G. Bell, 2023. "Workforce Members with Disabilities: An Underutilized Talent Pool for Mutual Growth," Springer Books, in: Joan Marques (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work, chapter 0, pages 543-563, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-35494-6_29
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35494-6_29
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