RE: 85% of dwarfs are unemployed? FOR THE RECORD-

[Guest guest]

That sounds more like what you would say and I can see how paper would

misquote you in that way.

Marty

Re: 85% of dwarfs are unemployed?

Where did this statistic come from Rose? Is it an accurate percentage?

And

why are 85% of dwarfs unemployed? If that is the case, this should be

looked

into. Why is that so? Dwarfs are SHORT, not stupid, or incapable......?

Why would

SO MANY dwarfs be unemployed?

I am hoping you were exaggerating.

Judith

[Guest guest]

Okay, try this (someone who likes numbers)

Go to this site:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/AdvSearchByKeywordServlet?

_command=getResults & _keyword=Disability & _method=select & _programYear=38

& _synonyms=no & _lang=en

select " 2002 American Community Survey " and type in " disability "

I found the above link through this site:

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html

There must be someone in this group who likes looking at tables and

tables of numbers and making something out of them. Sure isn't me.

M.........

-- In dwarfism , " Marty " <martie@e...> wrote:

> That sounds more like what you would say and I can see how paper

would

> misquote you in that way.

>

> Marty

>

> 85% of dwarfs are unemployed? FOR THE RECORD-

>

>

> For the Record:

>

> A recent Portland based newspaper mis-quoted me as follows--

>

> What Matt said-

>

> " We (LPA) do not keep such statistics but you may want to check

with the

> EEOC or firms such as Bender consulting because I have heard

> 'anecdotally' that as many as 85% of disabled Americans are

unemployed

> and on SSDI? " --

>

> What they printed-

>

> " 85% of our members are unemployed "

>

**********************************************************************

**

> *******************************

>

> I have since learned that it's about 75% of disabled (NOT 85%)--

> although I'm still waiting for that report to be sent to me in

writing

> so we can verify how/if it may apply to people of short stature, as

> opposed to the larger Disability community.

>

> The good news, should anyone like to focus on that, District 11

picked

> up three (3) new members at our regional this past weekend as a

direct

> result of that article-- All three of these individuals stated that

> they felt positive energy and excitement about LPA merely reading

that

> article and decided it was time to join LPA.

>

> Matt Roloff

[Guest guest]

Matt- I hope you sent a letter to the editor or the journalist who

interviewed you regarding the misquote- perhaps they will print a

correction 'for rhe record'

Mike

>

> For the Record:

>

> A recent Portland based newspaper mis-quoted me as follows--

>

> What Matt said-

>

> " We (LPA) do not keep such statistics but you may want to check

with the

> EEOC or firms such as Bender consulting because I have heard

> 'anecdotally' that as many as 85% of disabled Americans are

unemployed

> and on SSDI? " --

>

> What they printed-

>

> " 85% of our members are unemployed "

>

**********************************************************************

**

> *******************************

>

> I have since learned that it's about 75% of disabled (NOT 85%)--

> although I'm still waiting for that report to be sent to me in

writing

> so we can verify how/if it may apply to people of short stature, as

> opposed to the larger Disability community.

>

> The good news, should anyone like to focus on that, District 11

picked

> up three (3) new members at our regional this past weekend as a

direct

> result of that article-- All three of these individuals stated that

> they felt positive energy and excitement about LPA merely reading

that

> article and decided it was time to join LPA.

>

> Matt Roloff

>

>

>

>

> Re: 85% of dwarfs are unemployed?

>

>

> Where did this statistic come from Rose? Is it an accurate

percentage?

> And

> why are 85% of dwarfs unemployed? If that is the case, this should

be

> looked

> into. Why is that so? Dwarfs are SHORT, not stupid, or

incapable......?

> Why would

> SO MANY dwarfs be unemployed?

> I am hoping you were exaggerating.

> Judith

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ahhh, the innocent....three new members.....wait till they join the

listserve...:-)

Meeeeooooorrrrrrwwwwphhhhhttttt

Karin

(who butted heads with her doctor today over spinal stenosis)

[Guest guest]

According to the site that provided, the unemployment rate for

people with disabilities (all disabilities, age range of 21-64) is

51.2% with a difference of +/- .3%.

Rose

Okay, try this (someone who likes numbers)

Go to this site:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/AdvSearchByKeywordServlet_command

=getResults & _keyword=Disability & _method=select & _programYear=38 & _synony

ms=no & _lang=en