11 New York And Jobs for PwDs Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President

22 New York State  73.3% of persons without disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  32.2% of PwDs aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  68,800 persons aged 16 to 20 have a disability. 1  997,500 persons aged 21 to 64 have a disability. 1  2,171,581 civilians with a disability live in the community in NY. 3  The Employment Gap between PwDs and people without disabilities has decreased 0.7 % pts between 2010 and  601,407 people ages received SSDI or SSI benefits in the year  In 2012, NY’s total expenditure on SSDI benefits for PwDs was $8,018,808,  Voc. Rehab. obtained 12,386 jobs for PwDs in NY in  Voc. Rehab. received 36,015 general applicants and 1,099 blind applicants in NY in Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) Disability Status Report: New York, disabilitystatistics.org 2.StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

33 New York Data People with Disabilities (%)People without Disabilities (%) Poverty 1 US NY Smoking 1 US NY Obesity 1 US NY Employment 1 US NY Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Pg 53, 54, 72, 73, 29Annual Disability Statistics Compendium.

44 Students in New York County Receiving Special Education Services in Public Schools Ages 4-21 Number of Students Receiving Special Education Disability Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University

55 Ages 6 to 21 IEPs by Category NY All Disabilities388,237385,763 Specific Learning Disability154,533149,694 Speech or Language Impairment86,04987,445 Intellectual Disability11,54511,745 Emotional Disturbance29,48427,566 Multiple Disability17,29116,959 Hearing Impairment4,2914,225 Orthopedic Impairment1,8661,720 Other Health Impairment58,36759,616 Visual Impairment1,2431,259 Autism 22,42724,439 Deaf-Blindness 1714 Traumatic Brain Injury 1,1241,081 Developmental Delay Source: Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

66 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 16 to 20 in New York in 2012 Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University (68,800) 68,800* 8,900*7,400* 12,500* 49,500* 11,300* 24,500* Prevalence Rates of Disabilities in Percent- Age 16 to 20 Years (%) *Total Numbers Reported

77 Civilians in NY Living in the Community Total% in total population % in population with disabilities No Disability11,358, Disability1,081, Hearing 187, Vision 191, Cognitive 440, Ambulatory 552, Self-Care 189, Independent Living 381,

88 Employment: NY Living in the Community CategoryTotalNumber of EmployedPercent No Disability11,358,9748,260, Hearing187,21091, Vision191,27574, Cognitive440,31497, Ambulatory552,893133, Self-Care189,29528, Independent Living381,46461,

99 With a disabilityWithout a disability TotalRaw numbers% % Employed825,64722, %802, % Unemployed67,3836, %61, % Not in labor force259,22046, %213, % Total1,152,25074,961100%1,077,289100% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. (This link takes to the US data. The PDF contains the Montgomery County Data) New York County-Employment Data ( )

10 NY Project SEARCH Sites  Beechwood Continuing Care, Getzville  City of Rochester, Rochester  Finger Lakes Health, Geneva  Good Samaritan Hospital, New York  Medford Multicare Center, Medford  New York Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Division, White Plains  Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle  University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester  Upstate Medical University, Syracuse  Wegmans, Rochester  Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla Project SEARCH: Contact Erin Riehle at

11 Which Employers in Your State Must Meet 503 Rules (Hire PwDs)?  Top contractors:  Northrop Grumman Corp.  Lockheed Martin Corp.  Brookhaven Science Associates LLC  Harris Corp.  The Interpublic Group of Companies INC -Complete list  fed spending website fed spending website - Complete federal lists of  Federal Procurement Data System website Federal Procurement Data System website - How to get started: Job Accommodation Network  US Business Leadership Network 

12 Jobs in New York  Six major industry groups:industry groups  Construction, manufacturing, financial activities, professional and business services, educational services, and health care. Source:  Workforce development planplan  Workforce development board sitesite

13 Resources  StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2013 (data from 2012)  2012 Disability Status Report United States, Cornell University, 2012:  Fedspending:  Project SEARCH:  Job Accommodation Network:  State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency: egory_cd=SVR egory_cd=SVR  RespectAbilityUSA:

14 Let Us Know If We Can Help! We have many resources for policy makers and employers on our website and are ready to help! RespectAbilityUSA 4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 1100 Bethesda, MD Cell: (202) 365 – 0787 Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi President