The fact that people aren’t generally aware that it’s legal to pay disabled workers below minimum wage — section 14© of the Fair Labor Standards Act — proves how little attention disabled people get.
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Employment for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Lil’ Help?
In the attempt to provide employment for people with intellectual disabilities, the need for assistance involves YOU. Of course, cooperation from businesses is important, but help from laypeople is critical if we are to improve the quality of life of some of our communities’ most loyal and loving members. Employment for people with intellectual disabilities is about a lot more than you might think. In most cases, it’s not about the need for money. People with intellectual disabilities are eligible for government benefits such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. No. Employment for people with intellectual disabilities is about something far more important than money.
Employment for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Lil’ Help?
Helping those with autism find employment
A foreign language stood between Joe Obergfell and a high school diploma. Obergfell, who was diagnosed with autism at age 8, knew that language wasn’t his forte.
But Mooresville High required students to pass at least one language class for graduation. A counselor intervened, and Obergfell was allowed to fulfill the requirement with a programming class.
For Obergfell, the decision was life-changing….
Holding the Bowl 