Rutgers University: Report - 1 in 10 Politicians Has Disability. That's Gap in Representation.
October 03, 2019
October 03, 2019
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Oct. 3 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
In the first-ever quantitative study of disability among American politicians, Rutgers University researchers find an estimated 10.3 percent of elected officials serving in federal, state, and local government--a total of nearly 3,800 people--have disabilities. That is more than five percentage points lower than the overall disability rate in the adult population, suggesting that people with disabilities . . .
In the first-ever quantitative study of disability among American politicians, Rutgers University researchers find an estimated 10.3 percent of elected officials serving in federal, state, and local government--a total of nearly 3,800 people--have disabilities. That is more than five percentage points lower than the overall disability rate in the adult population, suggesting that people with disabilities . . .