too disabled to work?

i'm writing a paper for my professional communications class and we needed to decide on a topic for the paper ourselves dealing with communication. i didn't know what to write the paper on, so i called the professor and asked her for ideas. she gave me the idea of writing the paper on the difficulties in communication that americans in wheelchairs often experience in the work environment. well, i did some research and it was a little bit discouraging for me. i found a stat that stated that in the year 2010 less than 1 out of every 5 americans with disabilities were in the labor force. i really don't feel like sitting at home every day of my life, trying to look useful. i know that i can go and volunteer but i think that eventually i would want some kind of reimbursement. that's part of the reason why i'm going to college, so i can eventually work a job in the career of my choice. this paper is helping me to see more of the obstacles that people with disabilities, who want to work have, especially with communication.WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. i don't know if the problem has to do mainly with communication but that's what my paper talks about. i don't know if employers avoiding hiring people who are in wheelchairs because they assume they can't talk or something. the above stat (less than 1 out of every 5 americans with disabilities were in the work force in 2010) was just for americans with disabilities in general, i couldn't find one which gave the stats for how many americans in wheelchairs had jobs in 2010, but you get the idea. i'm in for a hell of a ride in trying to get a job when i'm finally done with school, rehab, and ready to get a job. great.