Myths and Facts About Workers With Disabilities

MYTH:

Hiring employees with disabilities increases workers' compensation insurance rates.

FACT:

Insurance rates are based solely on the relative hazards of the operation and the organization's accident experience, not on whether workers have disabilities.

MYTH:

Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate than employees without disabilities.

FACT:

Studies by firms such as Dupont show that employees with disabilities are not absent any more than employees without disabilities.

MYTH:

Considerable expense is necessary to accommodate workers with disabilities.

FACT:

Most workers with disabilities require no special accommodations and the cost for those who do is minimal or much lower than many employers believe.