[nabs-l] unemployment rate?

[Joshua Lester]

This can be on the NABS list. In order to get a better answer, though,
you must put it on the NFB talk list.
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/13/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear nabs list,
>   I'm not really sure where to ask, but I have a few questions about
> our infamous 70 percent unemployment rate.  So here goes:
> 1.  When was the last time we obtained statistics about the
> unemployment rate of blind people?  (in other words, has it changed at
> all, because I've been hearing 70 percent for a long, long time.)
> 2.  Does this include cognatively disabled people, or is it 70 percent
> of those of us who are only blind?  (I'm not really concerned about
> how people with other physical disabilities impact that statistic)
> 3.  What are the unemployment rates for other blind people in western
> European countries?  (that one might be addressed to the gentleman on
> the list who suggests we all pack our bags and get the heck out of
> America)
> And finally....  *big drumroll*
> 4.  Of the blind people employed in the United States, what percentage
> work in the blindness field?
>   Best,
> Kirt
> P.S.  That last question wasn't meant in any kind of condescending or
> judgmental way at all, I'm just curious.  As I've said earlier, I
> respect qualified blind people who work in the blindness arena.
>
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