DISABILITY MANAGEMENT: Employer Initiatives

DISABILITY MANAGEMENT: Employer Initiatives

In 1981, DuPont identified 2,745 employees with disabilities. With greater emphasis placed on recruiting people with disabilities, we estimate that number has increased to more than 3,000 since that time.

However, the sampling of DuPont supervisors who responded to the 1990 survey identified 811 employees with disabilities out of 17,504 for whom accommodations were made.

Although this is not the total number of employees with disabilities at DuPont, this representative sampling enables us to determine the variety of disabilities with which our employees are challenged.

Of the 811 employees who were identified by their supervisors in the 1990 survey, 33% had disabilities when they were hired. Veterans with military service injuries account for 3% of our employees with disabilities. A further breakdown of these numbers shows that 55% of our employees with disabilities are hourly employees, 28% are technicians and clerical employees, and 17% are management and professional employees.

Table: Type of Disability and Percentage of 811 Employees

Type of Disability - Percentage of 811 Employees

Motor Skills (arthritis, back problems, loss of limb, paralysis, etc.) - 36%

General Bodily Systems (allergies, diabetes, heart disease, etc.) - 18%

Substance Addiction - 16%

Neurological (mental illness, mentally challenged, head injury, etc.) - 10%

Hearing - 8%

Vision - 5%

Other (cancer, AIDS, etc.) - 7%

Table : Year and Number of Employees with Disabilities Out of the Total Sample and Percentage of Employees with Disabilities

1958 - 1,021 of 90,662 - 1.1%

1973 - 1,452 of 103,714 - 1.4%

1981* - 2,745 of 114,375 - 2.4%

1990** - 811 of 17,504 - 5.0%

* Identified allergies and mental illness as a disability for first time.
** Identified substance abuse and AIDS as a disability for first time.

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For further information on DuPont employment programs for people with disabilities, contact us by e-mail or phone at (302) 774-8193 or by fax at (302) 773-1914
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