AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
IMPORTANT FACTS
Note: Children under the age of five were only asked about Visual and Hearing disabilities.
The Independent Living disability question was only asked of persons aged 16 years old and older.
* Adapted from AFF tables: PBG30, PCT34, PCT35, PCT36, PCT37, PCT38, PCT39. See introduction for data source note.
- 49.5 employment rate of the working age in the U.S. Virgin Islands population have a disability
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Improves the Lives of People with Disabilities
Improves Services to Individuals with Disabilities
WIOA increases individuals with disabilities’ access to high-quality workforce services to prepare them for competitive integrated employment. It requires employer and business engagement and promotes physical and programmatic accessibility to employment and training services for individuals with disabilities.
System Updates and Accountability Improvements
WIOA strengthens alignments across federal, state and local programs, to grant people with disabilities greater access to high quality workforce, education, and rehabilitation services.
Expanding Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities
WIOA guarantees that youth with disabilities will have access to a variety of pre-employment transition services to successfully obtain employment positions alongside people without disabilities with wages above minimum wage.