Fulfilling the Promise: Overcoming Persistent Barriers to Economic Self-Sufficiency for People with Disabilities
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Summary
This report shares findings from an investigation with 400 people with disabilities who have experienced poverty. Their experiences identified six major factors that limit the ability of people with disabilities to gain employment and contribute to a disproportionate number living in poverty.
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U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
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Keywords
self-sufficiency; poverty; people with disabilities; economic costs; social costs; discrimination; employment; transportation; work benefits; bureaucratic barriers; housing; savings; earnings; low expectations
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U.S. Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions