From disabilityinfo.gov:
To support the goals of the New Freedom Initiative President George W. Bush directed federal agencies to create DisabilityInfo.gov in order to connect people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to actively participate in the workforce and in their communities.From the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities statement on Bush's 2008 budget (pdf file):
After promising to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities as part of his New Freedom Initiative, the President proposed for the seventh year in a row to eliminate the supported employment program that successfully assists people with significant disabilities to work in the community and be productive tax-paying citizens. For the first time since the Congress added a mandatory increase to the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grant program based on the Consumer Price Index more than two decades ago, this Administration even failed to add the CPI increase to its budget request. Total VR Act funding is cut by $54 million while millions of Americans with disabilities remain unemployed. In addition, the President again proposes to cut the Assistive Technology program that assists individuals with disabilities to be successful and included in classrooms and at work by over $4 million.From the U.S. Department of Labor's info based on the 2000 Census:
The percent of people with disabilities aged 16-64 employed is 55.8%.
Of the 18.6 million people with disabilities employed aged 16-64, 60.1% of men with disabilities are employed, and 51.4% of women with disabilities are employed.
The next carnival is scheduled for March 8 at HIV, Deafness & Disability, with the deadline for submissions on March 5.
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