disabilities

  • If we eliminate submininum wages, what will the impact be on individuals with disabilities?
    By Eric Sage, executive director, Rock County Opportunities, Luverne
    May 16, 2023
    I have been asked a lot lately what I think about the growing movement across the country and here in Minnesota to end subminimum wages for people with disabilities in the next five years. It's comforting that Minnesota has a Task Force on Eliminating Subminimum Wages to help develop a plan if this bill does pass. However, I’m nervous about removing options for individuals with disabilities…
  • We can do better for people with disabilities
    By John Wayne Barker, Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation
    May 07, 2019
    Stable, solid, secure — these are words for anything that’s important. Unfortunately, the words do not apply to the support staff situation for people with disabilities in Minnesota. There are more than 8,000 vacancies for the direct support professionals (DSPs) who serve these individuals. It’s called a workforce crisis. Locally, day training programs are very aware of this situation. With low…
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