Is this guy for real? RespectAbility Questions Statement of Sen. Rand Paul on People with Disabilities Today in New Hampshire Sen. Rand Paul made an unfortunate comment about people with disabilities when he told a group of New Hampshire legislators that people on disability assistance were gaming the system and that over half the people on disabilities are anxious or have back pain – join the club. Said Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, president of RespectAbility, Polls show that most working age people with disabilities want to work. We look forward to Sen. Rand Pauls plan for how people with disabilities can get jobs. In New Hampshire on 41% of working age people with disabilities have jobs, compared to 80% of those without disabilities. This leads to poverty, isolation and despair. Thousands of New Hampshire residents are seeking help in finding jobs, yet in 2012 vocational rehabilitation in New Hampshire was only able to obtain 1087 jobs for them. People with disabilities can be outstanding employees and want a shot to achieve the American dream. For full data on working age people with disabilities in New Hampshire see: respectabilityusa/Resources/By%20State/New%20Hampshire%20and%20Jobs%20for%20PwDs.pdf For data from Iowa see: respectabilityusa/Resources/By%20State/Iowa%20and%20Jobs%20for%20PwDs.pdf For more information call: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi at 202 365 0787 or email [email protected] (by way of comparison in the state of New York 73.3% of persons without disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. However, only 32.2% of New Yorkers with disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. Fully 601,407 people ages 18-64 received SSDI or SSI benefits in the year 2012. In 2012, the total expenditure on SSDI benefits in New York for people with disabilities was $8,018,808,000. Vocational Rehabilitation only obtained 12,386 jobs for people with disabilities in NY in 2012. My small programs contribution in 2012 was 7 placements & 16 in 2013.) For more information call: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi at 202 365 0787 or email [email protected]
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:35:13 +0000
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