Light Smoking and Heart Disease and Better Questions To Ask Your Kids-Breaking Records: Why Disabled Workers Are Reaching Historic Employment Levels

Disabled Americans now represent nearly five percent of the US workforce, a record high. John O’Neill, PhD, Director of the Center for Employment and Disability Research at the Kessler Foundation, says the pandemic shift toward remote work policies created natural accommodations that many disabled workers had been requesting for years. He says while employment rates for those with hearing and visual impairments have improved significantly, individuals with other disabilities remain underemployed.