As we near the end of year 1 of the Biden Administration and year 2 of this nightmarish pandemic, it is now more important than ever that we pass meaningful reform that focuses on moving away from segregated settings to a world where paying livable wages and ending benefit cliffs is part of the new normal for all people with disabilities.
The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a bright light on the dangers of segregation and discriminatory employment practices like paying sub-minimum wages.
In addition, it has highlighted the need to ensure that essential workers like direct support providers, retail, and so forth are paid decent wages for the work they do.
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