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Fate of Disabled Workers in Hands of Senate Republicans The House of Representatives voted 231-199 on Thursday passing the Raise the Wage Act to bump the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour incrementally over six years. The bill would also increase the subminimum wage for employees with disabilities, tipped…
We Should Have a Say in Our Fate When natural disasters hit, people with disabilities are often disregarded. This is why the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council announced a resolution that tackles the rights of people with disabilities in connection with climate change. The resolution calls for world leaders…
On one of the biggest nights in sports, one of its biggest inspirational figures got to address some of the most recognized athletes. Rob Mendez received the Jimmy V award for courage. He is just a junior-varsity football coach, but he is an inspiration because he has become who he…
A school district in Peoria, Ill., is being sued for putting a “screaming bucket” on a student with autism. The incident occurred while a 7-year-old student was being transported on a school bus. The boy would not stop screaming, so the driver, Alan Curry, and bus aide, Kathy Webster, put…
Vernon Gray lived in the same house in Seattle, Wash., for 50 years. That is where his two parents took care of their adoptive son with developmental disabilities. That was until 2000 when his mother died and Gray was suddenly left to fend for himself. His house, much like his…
A celebration of summer nearing quickly turned into a cringe-worthy moment for one set of parents at Bailly Preparatory Academy in Gary, Indiana. The parents of special needs student Akalis Castejon were horrified when the teacher awarded him with the “Most Annoying Male,” and the school’s name was even misspelled…
Although President Trump backtracked on cutting funding for Special Olympics, disability rights advocates are wary that this may be a sign of things to come. Under his new spending plan, which comes out to just under 5 trillion dollars Medicare, employment support for people with disabilities and training and research…
Amazon has removed two books from its website that claim to have found a cure for autism. Both books champion chlorine dioxide, or “Miracle Mineral Solution” and chelation as cures for the neurological disease. The books “Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism” and “Fight Autism and Win” are books that tout…
Advocates sue the city urging change.
For years, disability advocates have been protesting against companies giving people with disabilities lower than minimum wage. A new bill is being introduced in both chambers of Congress to prohibit what has come to be known as subminimum wage. Since 1930, places of work have been allowed to obtain 14…
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