Clinton to call for workplace improvements for the disabled

[riversedge]

She gave this speech yesterday and do not know if it was even mentioned on the tube.


I only heard about the protesters last night 24/7.



Clinton to call for workplace improvements for the disabled



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/20/clinton-to-call-for-better-workplaces-for-disabled-people/


By John Wagner September 20


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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greets press in the back of her plane last week week. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)




Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has scheduled a policy speech Wednesday in which she will call for creating a more “inclusive” economy for people with disabilities.

During an address in Orlando, Clinton plans to detail initiatives to support integrated work settings, eliminate “sub-minimum wages” and spur businesses to improve hiring practices for those living with a disability, a Clinton aide said.

The Democratic nominee also plans to highlight an “Autism Works” initiative that aims to extend public-private partnerships to connect people with autism to employment opportunities.


The speech is the latest in a series that Clinton is delivering in the closing months of the race designed to offer a positive agenda amid a campaign with Republican Donald Trump in which both candidates have spent considerable energy trying to tear the other down..........................

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It's still legal to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage and Clinton announces her plan to end that:

[pipoman]

1. More unused disabled parking places and hotel rooms.

There are disabled who wish to work....most are working..there are disabled who have fought for declaration of disability and have absolutely no inclination to work....there is a huge subset of "disabled" who are addicted to pain meds...the pain meds for many are a greater disability than what ever physical disability they have...

[citood]

2. In her speech, she metions sub minimum wages

I assume this is a reference to 'sheltered workshops', where organizations such as Goodwill pay disabled people well below the minimum wage. Its an important issue...but incredibly small in scope, as most people are not even aware of the practice.

[pipoman]

4. I probably agree it needs to be monitored

The larger issue with disabled is availability of meaningful activities....working is one meaningful activity. Often the work isn't even close to efficient and if it had to stand on it's own would fail....I would hate for places like goodwill to no longer be able to offer the activity because of cost prohibitively high....

[citood]

5. Thats the trade off in a nutshell

I've seen people interviewed, who made just a few dollars an hour...and they didn't want it to bump up to minimum wage.

On the other hand, there is a possibility of abuse. The cashier at the local Goodwill has a mechanical hand, and he is incredibly adept at using it - no slower than a standard cashier that I could tell, even taking clothes off of hangars, etc. I often wonder if he's being paid sub minimum wage.

[ebbie15644]

3. How about not letting state workers be fired for an illness