Employing People with Disabilities is Good for Business

America is facing an impending workforce crisis as the Baby Boomer generation ages and retires. By 2030, roughly 20 percent of the US population will be aged 65 and older, and America will need millions of new workers to take the place of retirees in the workforce.* 

Businesses across the United States have begun to realize that hiring talented candidates with disabilities makes good business sense, especially when you consider that:

• Employees with disabilities can help ease concerns about labor supply and provide additional resources to help satisfy workforce planning strategies
• People with disabilities have equal or higher job performance ratings**
• The disability market, which includes customers with disabilities and their markets, represents $1 trillion in disposable income***

We invite you to join our corporate CEO Council, comprised of leading companies that recognize that hiring people with disabilities is good for business – and a critical mark of good corporate citizenship.

Resources for business leaders

• CEO Council
• Employment Best Practices
• Marketing to the Disability Community
• Assistive Technology in the Workplace
• Disability and Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace
• Disability in the News

*Source: CDC State of Aging and Health in America 2007 Report
**Source: Harris Poll - 19 out of 20 managers give employees with disabilities a "good" or "excellent" rating on their job performance
***Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census