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Feds seek to increase job opportunities for disabled

The U.S. Department of Labor just introduced another round of funding for the Disability Employment Initiative.

By Jack Craver | Updated on September 19, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor just introduced another round of funding for the Disability Employment Initiative. (Photo: iStock)

The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is twice that of the general population, and they are also nearly three times more likely to live in poverty than those without disabilities, problems the federal government is trying to address through grants aimed at connecting people with jobs.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its seventh round of funding for the Disability Employment Initiative, which seeks to match employers with disabled people who would make good employees.

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