Developmentally Disabled are Quietly Joining Working World
A tight labor market, government training programs, and more understanding employers are putting disabled people to work in record numbers. Employers say disabled workers are loyal and reliable, providing excellent service for their customers. Experts say government should do more to fund private programs aimed at putting the disabled to work because discrimination and ignorance persist.
See "Developmentally Disabled are Quietly Joining Working World", George Raine, San Francisco Chronicle, May 10, 2001