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Alemany, L., & Vermeulen, F. (2023). Disability as a source of competitive advantage. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2023/07/disability-as-a-source-of-competitive-advantage Ananian, S., & Delleferra, G. (2024, Aug). A study on the employment and wage outcomes of people with disabilities. International Labour Organization. https://www.ilo.org/publications/study-employment-and-wage-outcomes-people-disabilities
Boutros, P., & Fakih, A. (2023). The Disability impairment paradox in developing countries: Recent evidence in Lebanon. Development Studies Research, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2023.2244173 
Bureau of Internet Accessibility. 4 surprising statistics about employment for people with disabilities. https://www.boia.org/blog/4-surprising-statistics-about-employment-for-people-with-disabilities
Center for American Progress. (2024). Disabled Workers Saw Record Employment Gains in 2023, But Gaps Remain. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/disabled-workers-saw-record-employment-gains-in-2023-but-gaps-remain/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). CDC data shows over 70 million U.S. adults reported having a disability. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s0716-Adult-disability.html
Dublino, J. (2024). Why hiring people with disabilities is good for business. https://www.business.com/articles/hire-disabled-people/
Institute for Emerging Issues. (2022). The employment of persons with a disability and/or neurodiversity. https://iei.ncsu.edu/2023/05/22/the-employment-of-persons-with-a-disability-and-or-neurodiversity/
International Labour Organization. (2022). New ILO database highlights labour market challenges of persons with disabilities. https://ilostat.ilo.org/blog/new-ilo-database-highlights-labour-market-challenges-of-persons-with-disabilities/







Jorgensen Smith, T., Hugh, C., & Fontechia, S. (2023). Unemployment and Underemployment of People with Disabilities: An Untapped Resource within the Global Economy. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1003706
Powell, A. (2024). Disabled people in employment. House of Commons Library. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7540/CBP-7540.pdf United Nations. (2023). Disability and development report 2024. https://social.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/Goal8.pdf
United Nations-Enable. (n.d.). Fact Sheet, Disability and Employment. https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/factsheet-on-persons-with-disabilities/disability-and-employment.html#:~:text=Global,between%2050%25%20and%2070%25. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Persons with a disability. Labor force characteristics summary. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm Wile, R. (2023). Employment of people with disabilities hits new post-pandemic high. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/jobs-for-people-with-disabilities-hit-new-post-pandemic-high-rcna93084
World Bank Group. (2025). Disability inclusion. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability World Economic Forum. (2019). Why people with disabilities are your company's untapped resource. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/people-with-disabilities-autism-in-employment-thorkil-sonne/
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