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Statistics

• Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II: Statistics, Fiscal Year 2010

  This annual report shows minorities make gains in securing senior level positions and comprehensively informs and advises the President and the Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO).
  Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Employment Discrimination Charges Hit All-Time High

  Pending inventory reduced for first time in 10 years, record amount of relief obtained in FY 2011
  Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Study Results/Findings

• Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - Innovative Collaborations between Workforce Boards and Employers Helped Meet Local Needs -- GAO-12-97 Report
  Source: Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• Federal Government Not Complying with Web Site Accessibility Requirements, Study Indicates

  “Accessibility of U.S. federal government home pages: Section 508 compliance and site accessibility statements” - published online in the journal Government Information Quarterly found over 90% of 100 Web sites operated by federal government agencies do not comply with government accessibility guidelines and likely cannot be used by people who are blind or have other perceptual or motor disabilities.
  Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

• Ready and Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs and Building Productive Careers for People with Disabilities Through Collaborative Approaches

  This study confirms that workers with disabilities meet or exceed the job performance of co-workers without disabilities.
  Source: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)