Volunteer Mentors for Students with Disabilities
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The rate of poverty among people with disabilities is more than double that in those without disabilities.*
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The rate of unemployment among people with disabilities is 37% higher than in those without disabilities.**
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In general, the higher the level of education achieved, the lower the prevalence of poverty.
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Do students need role models to help them envision what is achievable? YES!
*Center for Poverty and Inequality, UC Davis
***U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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A young boy dressed as a firefighter flanked by two smiling men sitting in their respective wheelchairs.
A young woman sitting in her wheelchair speaking with a man who also uses wheelchair.
A toddler boy wearing a long white lab coat and a stethoscope around his neck. His father stands next to him smiling with his hand around his son's shoulders.
A young boy dressed as a firefighter flanked by two smiling men sitting in their respective wheelchairs.