RespectAbilityUSA Poll Jan 8 2014

8/13/2019 RespectAbilityUSA Poll Jan 8 2014

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Nationwide Poll of People with Disabilities, Family

Members, Close Friends, Professionals, and Volunteers in

the Disability Community

Survey Fielded November 6December 2, 2013

3839 Respondents, 1969 People with Disabilities


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Survey Fielded November 6December 2, 2013 3839 Respondents, 1969 People withDisabilities 3

Nearly Three-Quarters of PWDs Want Jobs and

Independence Over Benefits

71%

7%

12%

57%

29%

15%

T HA T I /T HE Y H AV E A J OB AN D A M

INDEPENDENT

T HA T T HE RE I S A G OV ER NM EN T

S AF ET Y NE T O F B EN EF IT S S O T HA T

I/ TH EY W IL L BE T AK EN C ARE OF

I RE AL LY D ON 'T K NO WF/F/P/V

PWD

CLOSE F RIENDS,

F A M I L Y M E M B E R S ,

P ROF ESSIONALS

A N D V O L UN T E ER S

Which is more important to you?


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No Partisan Split:

Dems and Reps Want Jobs



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Same Holds True With F/F/P/V



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Slightly Less as PWDs Age

18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

That I have a job and am

independent

77% 76% 66% 68%

That there is a government

safety net of benefits so that I

will be taken care of

12% 13% 21% 22%

I really dont know 11% 11% 13% 10%



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More Than 3/4 of PWD Say

Job is Important to Happiness

PWD F/F/P/V

Extremely Important 58% 55%

Somewhat Important 27% 22%

Neutral 10% 14%

Not Very Important 2% 3%

Not Important At All 3% 6%

No partisan split for PWDs-- more than 84%

of Democrats, Independents and Republicans say

having a job is important to their happiness.

How important is having a job to you/your friend/family members happiness?


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Less Than 1/3 of Disability Community Thinks

There is an Expectation That They Should Work

Do you think society expects people with disabilities to work?


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2012 Vote


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Even With High Voting Rates Among PWDs, Nearly 40% of Those

Who Didnt Vote Faced Disability Related Barriers

Did barriers related to your disability including

transportation or accessibility prevent you from

voting?


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Nearly 9 out of 10 Want Candidates to Take a Stand

I know the election isn't for a while. However, how much moreor less likely would you to be to vote for a candidate for public

office if they have a written policy statement on their website

on specifically what they will do to improve opportunities for

people with disabilities?


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Nearly Unanimous Candidate Record Matters

How much more or less likely are you to vote for a

candidate for public office if they have a strong

record on improving opportunities for people with

disabilities?


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7 out of 10 of Disability Community Want to Buy

Products and Work at Inclusive Places

1-3 4-6 7-10Desire to purchase or

recommend their

products/services?

12% 18% 70%

Desire to work there? 12% 17% 71%

Please rank each on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being does not impact yourbehavior at all and 10 being completely impacts behavior. How much does an

employers reputation for hiring people with disabilities affect your

PWD i P C G F ili G d


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PWDs give Pres, Congress, Governors Failing GradesOn a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most, please rate each of

the following in how much you trust them to do the right thing to increase

employment opportunities for people with disabilities?

1-3 4-6 7-10

PRESIDENT OBAMA 34% 31% 36%

CONGRESS 58% 31% 11%

YOUR GOVERNOR 44% 34% 22%

CORPORATIONS 41% 42% 17%

SCHOOLS 25% 31% 34%

YOUR CHURCH OR OTHER PLACE OF

WORSHIP28% 34% 37%

YOUR FAMILY 11% 23% 66%

FEDERAL AGENCIES 31% 39% 30%NON PROFIT ADVOCACY ORGS 7% 22% 72%

GOVERNMENT JOB PLACEMENT

PROGRAMS LIKE VOCREHAB OR TICKET TO

WORK

22% 32% 46%


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Partisan Split on Obama NOT Congress

1-3 4-6 7-10

PRESIDENT OBAMA 34% 31% 36%

Democrats 16% 32% 53%

Independents 40% 34% 26%

Republicans 76% 18% 7%

CONGRESS 58% 31% 11%


Independents 62% 27% 11%

Republicans 59% 32% 9%


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Dems Have More Trust in Federal Agencies

FEDERAL AGENCIES 1-3 4-6 7-10


Independents 34% 40% 27%Republicans 44% 35% 22%


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Generally speaking, do you think of

yourself as a ?


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Education Level

PWD F/F/P/V

Some/All High School 9% 4%

Some College/Assoc 31% 21%

Bachelors Degree 31% 31%

Graduate Degree + 30% 44%


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Personal Annual Income

PWD F/F/P/V

Under $30,000 47% 16%

$30,000 - 49,000 18% 24%

$50,000-74,999 11% 20%

$75,000 + 11% 20%

I Prefer Not to Answer 14% 20%


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What is your gender?

FEMALE 73%

MALE 26%

TRANSGENDER WOMAN/MTF -

TRANSGENDER MAN/FTM -

GENDERQUEER/GENDER NON-

CONFORMING

1%


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What type of disability do you/they have?

PWD F/F/P/

V

PW

D

F/F/P/V

Autism/Spectrum Disorder 7% 33% Orthopedic Impairment 21% 11%

Learning Disability 10% 23% Hearing Loss 9% 7%

Developmental Disability 6% 33% Deafness 3% 4%

Cognitive Disability 4% 21% Visual Impairment 18% 12%Intellectual Disability 1% 26% Deaf - Blindness 1% 3%

Speech or Language

Impediment

4% 22% Traumatic Brain Injury 5% 7%

Mental Health 19% 20% Neuromuscular

Disability

10% 10%

Multiple Disabilities 17% 20% Imuno-Deficiency

Disorder

5% 3%

Other Health Impairment 10% 12% Other Physical

Disability

22% 15%


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Special Thank You To:

Bridges to Work

AAPD

CCD

NDLA

NCIL, National Council on Independent Living

Best Buddies

Autism Society of America

National Federation of the Blind

USBLN

ASAN

Delaware Leadership Group- Steve Eidelman

NACDD- National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

Neil Romano

Scott Badesch

Rev. William Gaventa

Linda Burger

Kessler Foundation

Becky Oggle

Andrew Imparato

Lisa Derx

Kevin Webb

Stan Goldman

Jay Ruderman

Jonathan Horowitz

Ruthie Rotenberg


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And to Our Board of Directors

and Board of Advisors

Board of DirectorsDonn Weinberg, Chairman

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Founder and President

Doc Sweitzer

Shelley Cohen

Louis Zweig

Board of Advisors

Kelly Buckland

Steven EidelmanDonna Meltzer

Steven Tingus

Mark Johnson


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Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi - CEO & President

Mizrahi is the President of RespectAbilityUSA.org, a non-profit, non-partisan

organization devoted to empowering people with disabilities (PwDs) to achieve

the American dream. A seasoned political & strategic communications

consultant, during the Clinton Administration she was an official spokesperson of

the Democratic party. On 9/11 she became post-partisan and then spent a

decade working on issues of terrorism and peace. Now she is a full time

advocate for people with disabilities (PwDs) and has met with 16 governors 1-1to work on issues of employment for PwDs. Mizrahi is dyslexic and could not

really read or write until she was 12 years of age. She is also a proud parent who

knows what it means to raise a child with multiple disabilities.


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Meagan Buren - Vice President of Research and

Communications

Buren is a public opinion research expert with a strong background in focus groups,

dials tests, polling, media relations and in leading communications and training

programs. Previously she served as senior project director for Luntz Global, a leader in

corporate, political and nonprofit message creation and image management

worldwide. Prior to that, Buren worked with Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi at The Israel

Project (TIP). The two worked side by side for eight years. At TIP, Buren managed focus

groups, polling, dial testing, grassroots and educational training, and media outreach inthe U.S., Europe, Russia and the Arab world. Buren holds a masters degree in

communications, culture and technology from Georgetown University, and a

bachelors degree from The Ohio State University.


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For More Information

Contact RespectAbilityUSA.org

Meagan Buren, Pollster

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President

RespectAbilityUSA, a Project of the Autism Society4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 350

Bethesda, MD 20814

www.RespectAbilityUSA.org

Cell: (202) 3650787

[email protected]
http://www.respectabilityusa.org/http://www.respectabilityusa.org/

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