11 SD and Jobs for PwDs Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President

22 South Dakota  83.0% of persons without disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  48.1% of PwDs aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  108,112 people in SD have a disability. 3  4,000 persons aged 16 to 20 have a disability. 1  47,700 persons aged 21 to 64 have a disability. 1  8,100 PwDs aged 18 to 64 receive benefits. 1  In 2012, SD’s total expenditure on SSDI benefits was $264,084,  Voc. Rehab. received 2,434 general applicants and 197 blind applicants in SD  Voc. Rehab. obtained 943 jobs for PwDs in SD in Gov. Dennis Daugaard Disability Status Report: South Dakota, disabiliystatistics.org 2.StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, Disability Status Report: New York, disabilitystatistics.org 2.StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

33 South Dakota Data People with Disabilities (%)People without Disabilities (%) Poverty 1 US SD Smoking 1 US SD Obesity 1 US SD Employment 1 US SD Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Pg 53, 54, 72, 73, 29Annual Disability Statistics Compendium.

44 SD Ages 6 to 21 Served Under IDEA All Disabilities15,27915,657 Specific Learning Disability6,2466,348 Speech or Language Impairment3,1563,186 Intellectual Disability1,4221,501 Emotional Disturbance1,1341,131 Multiple Disability Hearing Impairment Orthopedic Impairment6366 Other Health Impairment1,7991,932 Visual ImpairmentOmitted49 Autism Deaf BlindnessOmitted3 Traumatic Brain Injury6659 Developmental DelayOmitted0 Source: Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

55 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 16 to 20 in South Dakota in ,000* 300* 300* 700* 2,600* 100* 1,400* *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University

66 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 21 to 64 in South Dakota in ,700* 6,600* 13,000* 23,800* 17,900* 9,100* 14,100* *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University

77 Employment of Non-Institutionalized Working-Age People (Ages 21 to 64) by Disability Status in South Dakota in ,800* 3,600* 9,000* 10,700* 8,500* 2,400* 4,500* *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University

88 Gov. Dennis Daugaard (SD, R)  Governor Dennis Daugaard (SD) has created a very specific plan to move ahead, starting with his State of the State address. Because both of Governor Daugaard’s parents are deaf, he has a special understanding of these issues.specific plan Source:  Introduced Employment Works Initiative in Spring Gov. Daugaard with Disability Leaders

99 SD Project SEARCH Sites  Avera McKennan, Sioux Falls  Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen  South Dakota State University, Brookings Project SEARCH: Contact Erin Riehle at

10 Which Employers in Your State Must Meet 503 Rules (Hire PwDs)?  Top contractors:  Tyson Foods INC.  SGT INC.  Raven Industries INC  Forest Products Distributors INC.  Bituminous Paving INC. - Complete list  fed spending websitefed spending website - Complete federal lists of  Federal Procurement Data System websiteFederal Procurement Data System website - How to get started: Job Accommodation Network  US Business Leadership Network 

11 Jobs in South Dakota  Key employment industries in SD Key employment industries  Bioscience, financial services, professional business services, oil/gas, shooting/hunting/outdoors, and value-added agriculture  SD 2012 State Workforce Development PlanPlan  Workforce Development Council SiteSite  Workforce Development BoardBoard

12 Resources  StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2013 (data from 2012)  2012 Disability Status Report United States, Cornell University, 2012:  Fedspending:  Project SEARCH:  Job Accommodation Network:  State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency: egory_cd=SVR egory_cd=SVR  RespectAbilityUSA:

13 Let Us Know If We Can Help! We have many resources for policy makers and employers on our website and are ready to help! RespectAbilityUSA 4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 1100 Bethesda, MD Cell: (202) 365 – 0787 Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi President