[Ohio-talk] Interesting figures

[Eric Duffy]

Ohio

In Ohio, the workforce participation rate of people with disabilities has remained fairly low at only 33.8%. Compare that number with the general population without disabilities who are employed at a rate of where 75.9%. There are 812,500 working age Ohioans with disabilities and of those who are vocational rehabilitation clients, 3,510 were able to find jobs. Governor John Kasich made Ohio an "Employment First" state by decree and there are several model programs, including Project SEARCH, which originated in Ohio. However, progress has been hampered by the fact that the state returned $18,215,538 to Washington. This hurts economic prospects for people with disabilities--especially the 50,300 Ohioans between the ages of 16 to 20 by not continuing to fund these vocational rehabilitation programs.

For in-depth data on Ohio, disability, and employment click here <http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndzgArhopjjod78VN4TsSej78L3HCzASej78L3D4joVcsyYehKr7cFI9Lnd79JnoBKcX8Y54j5GDQVsShcmGvjBPtZvsZZZ_HYqejhOqenS3hOVRXBQn4QujK--YqenPhPORQX8FGT7esG7DR8OJMddECS3hOrKrKr01SfBoHN2zIUX2yIFzKnMifBoG2ism-1Uuimr8igEsyyOUf7m73D7NUWPxEVLsQszNRDSww2494vFcWNCRgZ0aK2RN1kg4iQRwKCTsgq208EmF90V4So-24KJlrPZww2ydqE697DY01dLnd78VwSbwaAq81CfWlB0yq80pVyyhEwhod40Nfp_gQg1ahDPh00KQ9OwhDm1Ew6p4jh0cJSaQid40tY2NEwBcQgjGq80JZlz_d41ykOpEw3FkQx8-kVvgQg0ajGq805S4Ph015i1EwbCy2D-q80MjBkSyy-rvjwA4GyVpkQF>.