Rehabilitation A qualified pool of job applicants are available by contacting your local DVR office . Myths can interfere with the ability of persons with disabilities to have equality in employment. Here are some common myths contrasted with the facts. Hiring employees with disabilities increases Workers' Compensation insurance rates. Insurance rates are based solely on the relative hazards of the operation and the organization's accident experience, not on whether workers have disabilities.
Considerable expense is necessary to accommodate workers with disabilities.
Most workers with disabilities require no special accommodations and the cost for those who do is minimal or much lower than many employers believe. Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate than employees without disabilities. Studies by firms such as DuPont show that employees with disabilities are not absent any more than employees without disabilities. Persons with disabilities are unable to meet performance standards, thus making them a bad employment risk. The 1981 study results were comparable to DuPont's 1973 job performance study.