[nabs-l] unemployment rate?

[Kirt Manwaring]

Joshua,
  Must I?  Good to know.  :)
  All the best,
Kirt

On 2/13/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> 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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