Celebrating and Supporting People With Disabilities in Your Workforce

Companies leading the way in disability employment reap the benefits, but this group still experiences significantly higher rates of unemployment than the rest of the working-age population. With the utilization and analysis requirements of Section 503 recently relaxed, explore why your compliance, outreach, and workforce analytics efforts remain as important as ever.

In this infographic—created to commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 2026, but with an evergreen message—we’ve assembled some essential stats that tell the story of some of the barriers to entry that people with disabilities encounter in employment. The graphic also addresses recent changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and provides a list of best practices for organizations looking to create a disability-friendly environment.

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