I will seek to spread some facts to these dishonest politicians, who are supposed to be representing all their constituents, about disability and employment. These include the idea that flocks of able-bodied people fake disability and that disabled people don’t want to work. According to Russell, at least 420,000 disabled workers nationwide were working in these sheltered workshops, which paid 25-50% of the minimum wage. Goodwill was listed as one of the largest of these sheltered workspaces, paying disabled people as little as $2 an hour. They won’t be likely to grant disabled people any kind of dignity or appropriate representation, and in fact will likely continue to spread lies and harmful stereotypes surrounding disabled people and other marginalized groups.

Source: Forbes October 26, 2023 10:28 UTC