January is Nation Poverty Awareness Month. This is an issue that is highly relivent in the disability community!
Report: Nearly 1 In 3 With Disabilities In Poverty
A confluence of factors ranging from prejudice to the
complexity of support systems are leaving people with disabilities
disproportionately impoverished, a congressional report finds.
More than two decades after the enactment of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the nation has made significant progress in ensuring
that places are physically accessible, but an investigation by the U.S. Senate’s
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee finds that major social and
economic barriers remain.
The committee solicited feedback from more than 400
Americans with all types of disabilities over the summer. What they learned was
that this population is struggling to find work, maintain needed supports and
access basic infrastructure like transportation.
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