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September 15-16, 2005
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An Employment Snapshot of People with Disabilities in California
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- Assistive technology used
- Most common AT used by…
- Most common AT used by…
- Requesting accommodations
- Who paid for AT?
- Who owns the AT?
- Benefits from using AT in the workplace
- Self Perceived limits to working to fullest ability
- Why is any of this important?
- Contact information
Assistive technology used
- For working respondents with all types of disabilities, roughly half use AT on the job
- 52% of working respondents mentioned an AT device they use on the job
Most common AT used by…
People with mobility impairments
- Wheelchairs (31%)
- Ramps (22%)
- Automatic doors (20%)
- Telephone headset (18%)
- Wrist splints (12%)
People with hearing impairments
- Hearing aids (32%)
- Amplified telephones (14%)
Most common AT used by…
People with visual impairments
- Magnifiers (28%)
- Tape recorder (20%)
- Screen reader (16%)
People with cognitive disabilities
Requesting accommodations
Only 20% of those with jobs have requested AT as an accommodation from their employer
- 59% got the accommodation they requested
- 17% were explicitly denied
- 14% referred to California Department of Rehabilitation
- Remaining referred elsewhere for evaluation or asked to purchase equipment themselves
Who paid for AT?
Graphic: Bar graph shows the percent of times that a type of payer was involved in paying for AT:
- Employer - 44%
- Individual / Family - 41%
- California Dept. of Rehab. - 28%
- Health Insurance - 18%
(Many people reported more than one payer for their AT, which could be co-payment of multiple devices.)
Who owns the AT?
Graphic: Pie chart shows the following information on gender of survey participants:
- 46% of those whose AT was paid for by someone else (employer, DOR, etc.) said they could take those devices with them when changing jobs
- 26% were not sure
Benefits from using AT in the workplace
Graphic: Bar chart shows the following information on race/ethnicity of survey participants:
65% said AT devices help "a lot" or "immensely."
Graphic: Bar graph shows percent of respondents who reported a particular benefit from using AT in the workplace:
- Improve work productivity - 65%
- Improve self-esteem - 65%
- Increase job attendance - 45%
- Increase paid work hours - 35%.
Self Perceived limits to working to fullest ability
Graphic: Bar graph show the percent of respondents who indicated particular limits to working to their fullest ability:
- Disability - 79%
- Benefits - 28%
- Poverty - 24%
- Self-esteem - 22%
- Education - 22%,
- Attitudes - 22%
- Transportation - 19%
- Fear - 19%
- Lack of jobs - 18%
- Accessibility - 15%
- Lack of AT - 13%
Why is any of this important?
- Successes and barriers of assistive technology use
- Research informing our advocacy to push for systems change
- Knowledge and power within the community!
Contact information
http://www.atnet.org/CR4AT/home.html
Patricia Yeager, Principal Investigator
Py@cfilc.org
Myisha Reed, Project Coordinator
Myisha@cfilc.org
(916) 325-1690 phone
(916) 325-1695 TDD
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