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Infographic: Workers with disabilities report more negative experiences at work

infographic showing different struggles at work, by workers with physical disability, nonphysical disability, or no disability

Details of infographic from APA’s 2024 Work in America™ survey

Workers with a physical disability or a cognitive, emotional, learning, or mental disability face different struggles at work

Workers with a cognitive, emotional, learning, or mental disability are:

More likely to say they are worried their compensation has not kept up with inflation

  • Workers who report having a cognitive, emotional, learning, or mental disability: 85%
  • Workers who do not report having a disability: 66%

Less likely to say their company’s culture respects time off

  • Workers who report having a cognitive, emotional, learning, or mental disability: 48%
  • Workers who do not report having a disability: 63%

Workers with a physical disability are more likely to:

Say they worry artificial intelligence may make some, or all, of their job duties obsolete in the future

  • Workers who report having a physical disability: 57%
  • who do not report having a disability: 39%

Report access to resources needed to do their work would have a positive impact on their productivity at work

  • Workers who report having a physical disability: 85%
  • Workers who do not report having a disability: 72%