Improving Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
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In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we are highlighting studies on workforce engagement for people with disabilities. These Workforce System Strategies resources reveal that American Job Centers are vital for people with disabilities and that disability insurance beneficiaries’ age and type of disability affect their return-to-work outcomes. Read the following resources to learn how our system can improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
This resource discusses the DPN initiative’s effectiveness and reveals new information about the use of One-Stop Centers by working-age Social Security Administration (SSA) beneficiaries with disabilities. Researchers matched state workforce program data with SSA administrative records to determine the extent of beneficiaries’ use of public workforce development services, employment outcomes, and whether use and effects differed over time. The study found that SSA beneficiaries with disabilities accessed workforce program services more than all SSA beneficiaries without disabilities, indicating that the public workforce system is a crucial resource for SSA beneficiaries with disabilities. The study also found that the SSA beneficiaries with disabilities who gained employment after accessing workforce services had substantial earnings increases and left SSA cash benefits at higher rates than other job-seeking beneficiaries.
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- Posted by: Damon Jones
- Posted in: Workforce System Strategies