Web site connects employers, candidates with disabilities
Published April 14, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
A new Web site, www.AccessibleEmployment.org, is striving to connect disabled individuals with jobs.
Disabled job seekers can post resumes and prospective employers can post employment positions and search the resumes.
While finding a job can be difficult for anyone, it can be even harder for those with a disability. During sound economic times, the employment rate for those with a disability has been about 42 percent lower than the employment rate of non-disabled persons.
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics at Cornell University estimates that 1.25 million disabled Americans are actively looking for work.
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