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Messaging on Employment for PwDs Differs Based on Party Affiliation Although Top Message Works for All-<br />Begs Additional Research of Employers<br />
| 1ST | COMB | DEM1st | REP<br />1st | IND<br />1st | |
| People with disabilities bring unique characteristics and talents to workplaces that benefit employers and staff. Stephen Hawking is a genius who happens to use a wheelchair. People with disabilities can bag groceries, tend our parks and schools, and be super talents in developing computer software. | 37% | 66% | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| Our nation was founded on the principles of "All Men Are Created Equal." Fifty years after Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, we still need to reach our civil rights goal. People with disabilities deserve to be able to work to achieve the American dream just like anyone else. | 23% | 46% | 25% | 17% | 23% |
| We cannot afford to have more than 10 million Americans sit at home collecting benefits when they can help make America stronger. Keeping a disability unemployment compensation system that costs taxpayers $350 billion a year is financially unsustainable. Every American who can work should be encouraged and supported to do so. | 21% | 37% | 19% | 28% | 24% |
| Companies like Walgreens, Bank of America and others have shown that employees with disabilities add to their company's profitability. They are very qualified and help them make more money. If we find the right jobs for the right people it can and does increase the bottom line of companies. | 17% | 40% | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| Companies that have diverse employees, including people with disabilities, are more likely to get government contracts. New?regulations mean that companies who hire people with disabilities will be favored in government contracts. This will help them make more money. | 3% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 2% |