Disability and Labour Force Attachment: Assessing and Responding to the Needs of Saskatchewan Social Assistance Clients Employment and Income Assistance Division Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment Welfare to Work: The Next Generation St. John’s, Newfoundland November 16-18, 2003
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Disability and Labour Force Attachment:Assessing and Responding to the Needs of
Saskatchewan Social Assistance Clients
Employment and Income Assistance Division
Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment
Welfare to Work: The Next Generation
St. John’s, Newfoundland
November 16-18, 2003
Overview
• Report key findings from 2001 surveys of social assistance clients and employers
• Describe emerging disability income security policy framework
• Introduce new service responses to disability in Saskatchewan
2001 Disability Research
• Survey of social assistance clients– Determine prevalence and characteristics of
disability in SA population– Telephone interviews with 1,764 SA clients – PALS limitation-based disability definition
• Survey of Saskatchewan employers– Determine employer needs & perceptions with
respect to hiring people with disabilities– Mail survey of 298 employers
Survey of SA clients -Prevalence much higher than previously assumed
Figure 1Clients with Disabilities as Proportion of SAP Two-Year Caseload
Physical disabilities only 29%
Mentaldisabilities only
2%
Both physical and mental 19%
Clients without disabilities50%
Survey of SA clients - Physical health limitations most prevalent
Figure 3Prevalence of Specific Disabilities, Saskatchewan Residents and
Social Assistance Clients, 2001
20%
16%
12%
58%60%
76%
19%
10%
4%
17%
23%26%
20%
59%
53%
76%
14%
21%
5%
29%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Hearin
g
Seeing
Speec
h
Mob
ility
Agility
Pain
Lear
ning
Mem
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Develo
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Psych
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Sask residents 15-64 yrs with disabilities SA clients with disabilities
Survey of SA clients - Multiple conditions are common . . .
Figure 4 Number of Disabilities Affecting SAP Two-Year Caseload with Disabilities
18%
22% 22%
15%
10%
6%
4%
2%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight or more
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Survey of SA clients - . . . and certain disabilities cluster together