Monday, June 20, 2011

Myths & Stereotypes about Mental Disabilities Greatest Barrier to Employment

At a hearing http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-15-11c.cfm held
by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) experts & people with disabilities reported that the greatest barriers to employment
for people with intellectual & psychiatric disabilities are employers'
myths and fears about their condition. This group's rate of unemployment
& underemployment far exceeds the national average. The EEOC enforces
the nation's laws prohibiting employment discrimination.

For more information https://www.disability.gov/employment/employing_people_with_disabilities/hr_tools_%26_resources.

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