…employment is not the same as supported employment, and that individuals with disabilities should be provided with the appropriate supports to achieve fully inclusive and integrated employment in their own…
…competitive integrated employment for workers with disabilities, as well as calling on Congress to pass the Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). You can have your say on subminimum…
…The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule to clarify the reasonable accommodation protections for qualified applicants or employees who have known limitations that were part of the…
…Committee’s workforce markup package. The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (S.533) is a bill that would create competitive integrated employment opportunities for disabled people. This month, we celebrate the…
…the program. Despite decades of progress for disability employment protections and civil rights, it is still legal to pay people with disabilities subminimum wage. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor…
…own employment goals. Programs such as supported employment and the Medicaid Buy-In provide supports to connect people with disabilities to employment, without threatening their access to critical health care and…
…employment for workers with disabilities and pass the Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). TCIEA would end subminimum wages under 14(c); give states, service providers, and employers the money…
…community for PwD! @[SenUsername] Expand employment opportunities for PwD! Support #Fairwages and Employment first- support S. 1604 @[SenUsername] We need cost-effective supports matching our rising expectations in our work &…
…again proposes to eliminate state supported employment grants, which help vocational rehabilitation agencies get people with disabilities supported employment. The budget additionally cuts $11.4 million from the Office of Disability…
…for the purpose of helping someone obtain competitive employment.” Despite this requirement, in practice these programs are not effective as transitional services leading to competitive employment. Additionally, in most cases,…
