October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

The Minneapolis City Council has approved a resolution declaring October National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This is the 79th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Department of Justice's theme this year is access to good jobs for all.

The City's ADA Title I Coordinator Adrianne Wade and Community Specialist for People with Disabilities Guthrie Byard work together to help the City:

• Track employment data of people with disabilities.
• Explore more inclusive hiring, retention and advancement.
• Improve the City's process for making reasonable accommodations.

In Minneapolis, around 11% of residents have a disability. Across Minnesota, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is over 7%. That's double the unemployment rate of people without disabilities. People with disabilities who work are twice as likely to work part-time or be self-employed than those without disabilities.

Watch a video of the City Council addressing the resolution.