Slow economy hurting agencies seeking jobs for disabled workers

Organizations assisting individuals who are developmentally challenged or have a mental illness say the slow economy has made it tougher to find new jobs for the people they help.

Because of the tight economy and corporate cutbacks, organizations assisting workers who are disabled or have an illness are finding a larger number of people they help unemployed or working fewer hours a week.

Boulder-based WAT Business Services helps adults with mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, chronic depression and schizophrenia find employment.

“We give them a place to learn work skills and to develop what they need to join the private sector if they…