Pride Industries hosts disability job fair in Sacramento [Video]

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Pride Industries, a Roseville-based nonprofit with a mission to hire more people with disabilities in the workplace, hosts its second annual “I Am Able” Disability Job Fair Wednesday.

About 40 businesses will be looking to hire employees at the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. Additionally, 20 nonprofit and government agencies supporting the disability community will be on-hand to offer employment resources.

People with disabilities are significantly less likely to be employed compared to people without a disability, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.

“Across the country, we support over 3,500 people with disabilities in their employment journeys,” said Jeff Dern, president and CEO of Pride Industries. “We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to work and contribute to their fullest potential. Every day, Pride …