Obama’s Wage Hike For Federal Contractors Won’t Apply to Disabled Workers

[jwirr]

58. Here is my daughters resume: She cannot talk, cannot walk, needs a one-to-one to do everything

in her day. The job she does at the sheltered workshop is actually accomplished by one-to-one hands on help. They take her arm and place it where it needs to be and apply pressure to push the button. Who is going to hire her at minimum wage? These are the kind of jobs that did not get included in the Presidents bill. See my above posts.

Even if she could do the work on an equal basis there is still the issue of losing benefits. If she made a living wage she would lose her Medical Assistance and with both seizures that cannot be controlled and digestive disorders that would be the worst thing that could happen to her.

I post this because there are people who are not a part of the wage issue. That does not mean I do not support a living wage for all workers who can do equal work including disabled persons who can. Many of her friends do jobs out in the community and have to watch the number of hours they work so they don't lose medical coverage.

By the way almost all of this group are on Social Security Disability so the job is extra. It allows them to do what they can. It allows them to be a part of their communities.