Manufacturing Institute webinar: accommodations and hiring changes can help manufacturers tap workers with disabilities
Key points
- Experts say people with disabilities are a large, underutilized talent pool for manufacturers
- A 2024 Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte study projects a 3.8 million worker shortage by 2033
- CDC data show more than one in four Americans live with a disability
Experts at a Manufacturing Institute webinar said people with disabilities are among the largest talent pools manufacturers underutilize. A 2024 Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte study projects a 3.8 million worker shortage by 2033, with about 1.9 million jobs unfilled. CDC data show more than one in four Americans live with a disability.
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