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Article: Experts Available to Discuss National Disability Employment Awareness Month.(Company overview)
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- Business Wire
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- February 8, 2007
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TOPIC: U.S. Census Bureau data shows there are 49.7 million Americans who have a disability, of which two-thirds have a severe disability, according to an article in the American Chronicle. The bureau data also shows only 30 percent of working age adults with a severe disability are employed. National Disability Employment Awareness Month seeks to promote awareness of the contributions people with disabilities can make in the workforce. For example, Chesapeake Service Systems in Portsmouth, Virginia employs 70 disabled individuals who work in and around the city rather than languish in institutions. Working gives people with disabilities self-esteem ...