Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for disabled people
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After generations of being overlooked and sidelined in the job market, disabled Americans are enjoying an unprecedented employment boom — thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Widespread acceptance of remote working and an overall labor shortage have opened up historic opportunities for some of the nation’s most skilled and underutilized workers.
The question now is whether people with disabilities can hold on to those gains as a recession looms and more employers press their employees to come back to the office.
Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for disabled people
Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for disabled people
Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for disabled people
After generations of being overlooked and sidelined in the job market, disabled Americans are enjoying an unprecedented employment boom — thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Widespread acceptance of remote working and an overall labor shortage have opened up historic opportunities for some of the nation’s most skilled and underutilized workers.
The question now is whether people with disabilities can hold on to those gains as a recession looms and more employers press their employees to come back to the office.
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