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Here are some highlights from the Bureau of Labor Statistics report:
-In 2014, 17.1% of persons with a disability were employed
-Unemployment among persons with disabilities is two times higher than the general population, regardless of education
-33% of workers with disabilities who are employed only work part time part time
Personal Assistive Technology Consultation has been one of the top 3 goals of DisabilityWorkTools.com from the beginning, because it is the conviction the Lord placed on my heart in the beginning. In 1997 I was graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural Engineering and desired to work directly with people. I did not want to sit in a cubicle designing pistons, I wanted to…
Is it reasonable for a person with severe visual impairments to operate high-tolerance machines to manufacture parts with a lathe and mill? Would that be a good recommendation?
Skilled tradesmen with disabling conditions can search for the best and worst trades for their specific abilities. The O*NET program is the nation’s primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.
If a person has the ability to go out of their house freely, but they cannot enter the doors of our workshops, churches or offices, are they really “shut-in”?
Can’t get a job? Work to your potential and mow your own yard! Hand Control Levers allow workers with lower extremity impairments to control equipment foot pedals (such as brakes and clutch) by hand. Most brakes and clutches are controlled by foot pedals, preventing workers with lower extremity impairments to operate the equipment. Hand Control Levers are bolted onto foot pedals of lawnmowers.
Assistive technology assessments help individual workers determine which assistive technologies and strategies will improve their functioning on the job in spite of a disabling condition. We assess: a) the required activities to successfully perform a job, b) the human factors of the worker, and c) the environment in which the work will be done. Without an assistive technology assessment, a worker and his employer will not be aware of the many ways to make a tradesman’s worksite accessible to a person with a disability.
The National Organization on Disability reports that there are tax credits up to $5000 available for businesses to purchase assistive technology and to become more accessible to workers with disabilities.
A slip on the wet ladder as he climbed with one arm loaded sent him plunging to the ground. The young farmer’s head narrowly missed hitting an auger, but his leg was badly broken. Now there is the problem of…
What will life be like for workers with disabilities in 2015? If they can do all this work, so can you! How do you finish these tasks?
In January, they will need to clean snow off the roof (without being able to climb). In February, they will need to…
Why Are So Many People With Disabilities Unemployed?
We often hear complaints about so many people “on disability” getting a government check. Below are some questions to ask about this. Perhaps you have your own questions to add…