Eighteen years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was designed to help prevent job discrimination against qualified disabled individuals. Yet almost two decades later, more than 60 percent of the nation’s working-age disabled individuals are unemployed.

It has become clear to many economists that the US economy is running a high risk of falling into a recession. Unemployment rates are slightly higher and may continue to rise for a while, but make no mistake—they will come down again, probably sooner than we all think. And when they do come down the labor shortage will be much worse than it is now, but it will open the door for many diversity candidates.
As we ride out this period of economic temerity, many baby boomers will continue to leave by the workforce by the thousands.