“The Government Accountability Office also reported in 2020 that, of the 223,000 individuals with disabilities that agencies hired between 2011 and 2017, nearly 40% stayed less than one year and another 19% left within two years.
“There’s this perception that if you could help a person with a disability get into the door, that you’ve done the best you can do. And there’s not a focus on retention,” Kautz said.”