[Nfbc-info] Can someone explain

[Michael Peterson]

    Hi Angela. Just as blindness encompasses a variety of conditions mental 
impairment encompasses everyone from a slow learner to some one with a 
severe mental impairment.
My problem with this site isn't their definition of mental impairment That 
90% comes from a different article.
My problem is the site says unemployment statistics are totally schewed and 
that the unemployment rate for those with disabilities though three or four 
times higher than the main stream and are actually   only 30per cent or 40 
per cent.
My request for clarification regarding the mental impairment statistic 
ismade because
 those who compile and use the statistic that states the blind are the 
highest underemployed group must have access to the other statistics 
including the statistics for mental impairment otherwise they wouldn't make 
the claim that the blind are the highest 70% to 76% unemployed.
They didn't just dream up that statistic they had to be familiar with the 
disabilities literature to make the claim.

The site I was looking at suggests those figures are vastly inflated by the 
blind and other disability groups maybe unintentionally.
I don't agree with this site's challenge but I'm looking for information 
that will refute it.
Just by knowing blind persons and who works and who doesn't I see the 
probability of our statistic being right and one thing not taken in to 
account those who are not in the work force for x number of months or years 
drop of the "unemployment roles although they still are unemployed. The 
author of the site says college students aren't considered as unemployed if 
they are full time but in fact a college student recently laid off or fired 
who decides to go back to school could be a part of the unemployment rate 
and might even be drawing unemployment.

Mike


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Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Can someone explain


> Define "mental impairment."
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> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:27 PM
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Can someone explain
>
> Hi all.  This week my 680 seminar in rehabilitation class is having a
> discussion on mental impairment.
> During this discussion the statistics cited suggest the unemployment rate
> for people with a mental impairment is about 90 per cent.
> We on a regular basis say that the blind are the highest unemployed
> disability group with about 76 to 80 per cent unemployment.
> Which is correct and how can I verify the figures are misused if the
> mentally impaired aren't the highest unemployed population?
> Thanks
> Mike
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