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Dispelling the Myths - Facts & Figures

By Joe Dale, October 2002 Fri, May 29th, 2009

Dispelling the Myths - Facts & Figures

1. A DuPont study showed that 90% of workers who have a disability scored average or above average in performance ratings.

2. A Harris study showed that 46% of employers say that workers who have a disability work harder than other workers.

3. Over two-thirds of job accommodations cost less than $500.

4. Less than 4% of people who have a disability require any physical accommodations at all.

5. Less than 2% of people who have a disability use a wheelchair or scooter as their primary mode of transportation.

6. According to a DuPont survey of employees who have a disability have average or above average attendance records.

7. 97% of workers who have a disability rate as average to above average in terms of safety on the job.

8. A UK study showed that people who have a disability, their family and close relations comprise 25% of the marketplace.

9. Hiring workers who have a disability does not adversely affect an employer's WSIB premiums.

10. Workers who have a disability are 5x's more likely to stay on the job than people who do not have a disability.

11. A Harris study found that 39% of workers who have a disability to be more reliable than other workers.

12. 15% of the Canadian population has a disability.

The above information is from Six Steps to Marketing Employment for people who have a disability (Joe Dale, October 2002)

As posted at http://www.odenetwork.com/web/oden/oden.nsf/pages/myths.htm