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As some argue for equity, CT advocates say disabled workers need subminimum wage

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Advocates of the bill say it is about fairness and dignity for workers with disabilities but opponents say work is its own reward.

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As some argue for equity, CT advocates say disabled workers need subminimum wage

Advocates of the bill say it is about fairness and dignity for workers with disabilities but opponents say work is its own reward.

·Hartford, United States
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Denying disabled workers the chance to work isn't 'dignity'

In the name of "dignity," federally funded disabilities rights groups are pushing to ban employers -- 90 percent are disability nonprofits -- from paying subminimum wages to adults with intellectual disabilities, writes Jill Escher, the mother of two profoundly autistic children, in The Free Press. If it becomes illegal to pay less to disabled workers who are less productive, most adults with intellectual disabilities will sit home, she argues. …

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