>> reporter: those memories live in pilo's taco and the seven restaurants across south florida that employs adults with disabilities jonathan pascal and omari parris have been part of the pilos team for over five years. >> one thing i look forward to is having a good relationship with the people. >> as of right now, i live in a shelter. so when i'm not living in a shelter, you have a bunch of people, you come here, it's different. >> reporter: people with disabilities experience higher rates of homelessness, food insecurity and unemployment than the overall american population. however, employment numbers have improved in recent years the number of adults with disabilities employed in florida increased about 5% in over a decade the number of employed people with disabilities has climbed in the u.s. overall, reaching its highest point since 2008 his hospitality group provides work training. one partner is a florida learning center that type ofs food prep, customer service skills and the importance of teamwork >> we're helping these individuals get to a level of independence for their

he honors her with his restaurant pilo's and hiring people with disabilities >> getting off the planer favorite taco place. she's always in the room, she's always watching you. and pilo's been my guardian angel since the day i was born >> reporter: now he has a total of seven restaurants across south florida that employs over three dozen adults with disabilities the end goal, to become one of the largest employers for adults with disabilities in the u.s jonathan pascal and omari parris have been part of the pilo's team for over five years >> one thing i look forward to is having a good relationship with the people. >> as of right now, i live in a shelter, so when i live in the shelter, you have to deal with a bunch of people. and you come here, it's different. >> reporter: people with disabilities experience higher rates of homelessness, food insecurity and unemployment than the overall american population. however, employment numbers have improved in recent years the number of adults with disabilities employed in florida increased by 5% in a decade. the number of people with disabili