California Joins Growing List Of States Ending Subminimum Wage
California is joining 10 other states including Alaska, Oregon and Texas in phasing out the practice of paying workers with disabilities as little as $2 an hour. The post California…
No Labor Shortage At Cafe Staffed By Workers With Intellectual Disabilities
One restaurant has avoided the labor shortage plaguing the rest of the industry. Staffed almost entirely by people with intellectual disabilities, the eatery is flush with prospective employees. The post…
Workers With Developmental Disabilities Owed $304,000
A state-funded center must pay thousands in back pay to people with developmental disabilities who were not provided required employment counseling and due to poor records. The post Workers With…
Sick, broke and waiting for the disability support pension
A Senate inquiry has been told Australia’s disability payment rules need to be ‘rewritten’ as people struggle for months, or even years, before receiving support – with some draining their…
Judge issues protest warning as Paralympian jailed for plane stunt
Disruptive protesters will face serious consequences, says judge in sentencing Extinction Rebellion activist A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof…
Senator Wants To Increase SSI Benefits That Haven’t Been Updated In Decades
With a hearing this week, one senator is pushing for major changes to the long-overlooked Supplemental Security Income program’s modest benefits and low asset limits. The post Senator Wants To…
Cuts to Biden’s Spending Bill Shouldn’t Harm Disabled Americans
Proposed cuts to President Biden’s spending bill would hurt disabled and older Americans who have supported progressive agendas for decades.
The universal credit cut is outrageous, but this callousness is nothing new | Frances Ryan
From the bedroom tax to ESA reductions, a gulf between those who make policy and those affected by it has brought a decade of misery Next month, universal credit will…
Netflix Brings Back Autism Dating Show
A documentary series following young people with autism as they experience the world of dating is set to return. The post Netflix Brings Back Autism Dating Show appeared first on…
Sydney disability home’s board also accountable for alleged abuse of residents, royal commission told
Sunnyfield Disability Services accused of taking ‘defensive stance’ towards complaints and having insufficient staff monitoring systems A National Disability Insurance Scheme group home provider’s top executives should be considered responsible…