Benefits to Employers

Friends of Californians With Disabilities, Inc. supports projects and activities that assist employers to develop an understanding of how people with disabilities can become and remain valuable employees. By increasing employers' awareness of the productivity of this qualified pool of applicants, we are better able to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities as well. As employers throughout California are scrambling to find qualified applicants, we represent the portion of our population that remains underutilized. We are here to help you tap this valuable resource.

According to a Harris Poll taken in 1986, two out of three people with disabilities are not working. And of those, two out of three want to work. That number stands today.

According to a Harris Poll of over 900 managers, 19 out of 20 managers give employees with disabilities a "good" or "excellent" rating on their job performance. They say employees with disabilities work as hard or harder than their employees who do not have disabilities.

According to 75% of the employers surveyed, the average cost of hiring people with disabilities is the same as hiring a person without a disability.

Through our Windmills disability awareness diversity training program, we help dispel myths and stereotypes that hinder full inclusion of people with disabilities and can assist employers with all aspects of hiring and retaining employees with disabilities.

Our Youth Programs increase opportunities for youth with disabilities to enjoy full participation in all aspects of life, including education and employment.

"There are thousands of employers in the United States who have made the commitment to hire people with disabilities, and they have learned that this decision has also been a good one for the bottom line of their businesses."

Tony Coelho, former Chair of the former President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities





Friends of Californians With Disabilities, Inc. is a private non-profit 501 c (3) corporation, employer. Tax ID # 68-0239433

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