Can SSA managers and field office personnel help increase awareness of and participation in ABLE Accounts? Absolutely. With correct funding and resources we can definitely do that. Thanks very much. I'll turn next to Dr. Gotland. The rate of the disability labor force participation has been increasing over the past five years. There's though they're still well below that of the non disabled workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the May labor force participation rate for people with disabilities was 41.7%, close to an all time high. (04:24–04:32)
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