I'm just curious why persons of disability were not included in the diversity stats report in relation to the CRP appointments which were discussed in the Diversity Chat section of July's Workforce Diversity Activities calendar.
Disability is another issue.
Because of differing definitions, an individual can meet the criteria for one without meeting it for the other and therefore the categories are not properly combined. The issue is further complicated by the fact that the affirmative action definition of Persons with Disabilities is not totally compatible with the U.S. Census definition and we depend so heavily upon the latter for our affirmative action statistics. Because of this inconsistency, we must use a more subjective approach in establishing statistical parity for workers with disabilities. This is, of course, a long answer but it is hoped that it sheds some light on the complexities of comparative analyses where disability is concerned. There are further complications which we could address, e.g., the incidence of disability increases with age and, consequently, one expects to encounter higher rates among those leaving the workforce than among those entering it.