According to the last Employment First in Michigan Report, 81 percent of Michigan residents who live with an intellectual or developmental disability are unemployed, while only 9 percent of those without such disabilities are unemployed.
Businesses and non-profit organizations are setting out to help combat this issue by finding good jobs for people with disabilities in the safe and carefully-monitored environment of warehousing. Training and placement programs are making warehouse employment a great, viable option for people who may otherwise have a hard time finding work.