Are employees with disabilities absent from work more often?

A 2007 DePaul University Economic Impact Study of 25 businesses from the healthcare, retail, and hospitality sectors and 314 employees concluded that workers with disabilities had fewer scheduled absences than employees without disabilities and nearly identical job performance ratings. In addition, workers with disabilities tend to remain with their employers for longer tenures, reducing turnover.

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1. What are the benefits of hiring people with Intellectual Disabilities?
2. Are accommodations expensive?
3. Is supervision of employees with disabilities different than employees without disabilities?
4. Will having employees with disabilities increase my workers' compensation costs?
5. Will having employees with disabilities increase my organization's health care costs?
6. Are employees with disabilities as productive as employees without disabilities?
7. Are employees with disabilities absent from work more often?