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In the past were there more jobs for disabled people

A friend told me once that (forgive me as I don't remember exactly what my friend said) some disabled people sometimes worked in factories in the past. Were there more jobs available in the past for disabled people like in 1980's or 1990's? I'm a disabled woman in my 30s and I have someone looking for a job for me but she isn't finding it easy. 2001:569:5262:A00:347E:9954:18CA:BA82 (talk) 03:55, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

This November 2021 Phys.org article's title should answer your question: "Employment for people with disabilities reaches historic levels. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:03, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Mind you, "historic levels" (33%) are still less than half of the employment levels of the able-bodied (73%). Clarityfiend (talk) 09:42, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

This search suggests some job openings in the Vancouver, BC, area.  --Lambiam 07:44, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Depending on where you live, the definition of "disabled" can differ to a great degree. It also changes over time. Therefore, a person currently considered disabled may not have been considered so 30-40 years ago. That makes it difficult to compare statistics between the two time periods. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 17:59, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

This article suggests that the "historic" boost in employment that disabled people got due to "work-from-home" during Covid is already reversing... Demony, Catarina (26 July 2021). "Disabled workers fear COVID-19 silver lining to fade as 'old normal' returns". Reuters. Retrieved 30 April 2022. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

In the UK, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, replaced by the Equality Act 2010, made it unlawful to discriminate against people on the grounds of disability and required employers to make "reasonable adjustments" for disabled workers. Prior to that, I imagine that there were plenty of reasons why employers would avoid taking on disabled workers. Alansplodge (talk) 13:48, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Sources needed for administrative divisions

Hello. I want to make an article on the new Central Gondar Zone (in Amhara Region, Ethiopia) and need help on what sources I need for the article.Ue3lman (talk) 14:35, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I did not find usable material, but from the history of File:Map of zones of Ethiopia.svg I understand that the former North Gondar zone was split into three zones: North, Central and West. So "North Gondar Zone" is ambiguous; our article is still about the old zone before the split.  --Lambiam 06:08, 30 April 2022 (UTC)