But this percentage is likely an undercount, Mia Ives-Rublee, disability justice initiative director at the Center for American Progress, tells CNBC Make It.
Employers aren't allowed to ask you about your disability status in a job interview, so why are they allowed to include a voluntary question on a job application?
"Legally, it cannot be flagged on your application," Ives-Rublee says.
The choice to self-identify on a job application, or once you are hired into a company, is a deeply personal one, Ives-Rublee acknowledges.
It is, of course, up to you to decide if or when you are comfortable disclosing your disability status — even if you know the self-identification will be kept confidential during the job application process.
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