Take action for TCIEA: House Action Alert
As of now, about 39,500 disabled people are paid less than minimum wage and about 88% of that group is in segregated workplaces. That is unfair. All disabled people deserve to be paid the same amount as nondisabled workers doing similar jobs. All of us also deserve to work alongside nondisabled people who aren’t only…
Take action for TCIEA: Senate Action Alert
Disabled people deserve to work at the same places and for the same pay as nondisabled people. This isn’t news — but in 2024, some of us are still being paid less than the minimum wage in segregated workplaces. This is called subminimum wage, and it most commonly happens in sheltered workshops. It is discrimination,…
Take action for TCIEA: House Action Alert
As of now, about 39,500 disabled people are paid less than minimum wage and about 88% of that group is in segregated workplaces. That is unfair. All disabled people deserve to be paid the same amount as nondisabled workers doing similar jobs. All of us also deserve to work alongside nondisabled people who aren’t only…
Take action for TCIEA: Senate Action Alert
Disabled people deserve to work at the same places and for the same pay as nondisabled people. This isn’t news — but in 2024, some of us are still being paid less than the minimum wage in segregated workplaces. This is called subminimum wage, and it most commonly happens in sheltered workshops. It is discrimination,…
Action Alert: URGENT #StopTheShock Phone Action — Call Now!
UPDATE: Yesterday (June 11th), the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee passed a draft bill. If this bill becomes law, it would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. You can read more about the draft bill…
Share your thoughts on autism research with the IACC!
Submitting public comments is an important way for self-advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. This month, there is an important opportunity to make your thoughts on autism research heard! Before February 14, 2024 submit your public comments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) about autism research….
ACTION ALERT: Take Action on Fair Pay for Disabled Workers!
Updated 11/6 It is still legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. We need your help to change that! People with disabilities deserve equal pay for the work that we do. It shouldn’t be legal to pay disabled people less money just because we are disabled. The Department of Labor (DOL) is…