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Subminimum Wage Employment Continues To Slide
There has been a major shift in recent years in employment of people with disabilities, but hundreds of organizations nationwide are still paying these workers as little as pennies per hour.
Autism Services Provider To Close At Least 23 Offices
A major autism services provider operating in 27 states is reportedly set to close at least 23 offices and lay off nearly 1,000 employees citing "challenges faced through and following the pandemic."
Farm Grows Jobs — And Hope — For People With Developmental Disabilities
At 21 Roots Farm, adults with developmental disabilities grow dozens of foods, harvest honey from beehives, churn butter, make goat-milk soap, cook "farm-to-table" meals together and much more.
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Debt Deal Spares Medicaid, But Brings Uncertainty For Other Disability Programs
While major changes to Medicaid were left out of a last-minute deal to address the nation's debt ceiling, the agreement includes spending caps that are likely to impact disability programs for years.
Medicaid Change Could Mean More Funding For Special Ed Services
Schools could have an easier time paying for special education services under a proposed new rule.
SSI Benefits Expected To Rise Next Year
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks are likely to grow again in 2024, according to a new analysis, though not by nearly as much as this year.
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Medicaid, Disability Programs Could Face Cuts In Debt Ceiling Negotiations
The future of Medicaid and other programs critical to people with disabilities are on the line amid a Washington standoff over the nation's debt ceiling, advocates say.
Labor Department Urged To Curtail Subminimum Wage Program
Disability advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to stop issuing any new certificates authorizing employers to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage.
Hundreds Of Forced Sterilization Survivors Are Owed Money. Only A Handful Have Received It
California wants to compensate people with developmental disabilities who were involuntarily sterilized decades ago while living in institutions and group homes, but few have claimed the money.
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Investors Pour Millions Into Platform For Job Seekers With Disabilities
Lyft, Delta Airlines, Salesforce, Charles Schwab and dozens of other companies are using an online platform designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to find employment.
Disability Programs At Risk In Federal Budget Battle, Advocates Warn
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a plan to slash federal spending and raise the nation's debt ceiling, advocates say access to Medicaid and other disability programs could be imperiled.
Woman Gets Hired For Job — Then Position Is Pulled Because Of Her Disability, Lawsuit Says
A national staffing agency canceled a position at an e-commerce retailer for a woman because she's deaf even though the company had accepted her as an employee, according to the EEOC.