July 26, 2023
Plan Includes $8.8 Million Investment in Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion, Direct Employment Services
Investment Will Help 2,500 New Yorkers with Disabilities Find Career-Track Employment Over Next Three Years
Mayor Adams Appoints Martha Jackson as Interim Executive Director of Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new, two-part investment to support career advancement for people with disabilities and expand access to internships, training seminars, jobs, future careers, and financial counseling. The announcement includes launching a Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion that will address the structural challenges many people with disabilities face when pursuing a career. It will also increase the city’s investment in direct employment services that help people with disabilities prepare for and connect to jobs and careers. The $8.8 million plan will help 2,500 New Yorkers with disabilities find career-track employment over the next three years.
According to American Community Survey data, two-thirds of adult New Yorkers with disabilities are jobless — being either unemployed or not in the labor market. Additionally, those living with disabilities experience poverty at a much higher rate than adults without disabilities: nearly 30 percent compared to 17 percent. The city’s investment today will address these challenges head-on.
“It is estimated that around two-thirds of working-age New Yorkers with disabilities are jobless — either unemployed or not in the labor market — not because they are unable to work, but because they have so often been denied the supports necessary to access and sustain employment, but I am committed to being the mayor for all New Yorkers, including those living with disabilities,” said Mayor Adams. “Today, I am proud to announce a new, two-part plan designed to champion career advancement for people with…
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