[blindlaw] FW: National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion to Intervene in Sheltered Workshop Case

[Scott C. LaBarre]

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From: Freeh, Jessica [mailto:JFreeh at nfb.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:16 AM
Subject: National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion to Intervene
in Sheltered Workshop Case

 

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National Federation of the Blind Applauds DOJ Motion
to Intervene in Sheltered Workshop Case

Baltimore, Maryland (April 2, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.nfb.org/>  today applauded the United States Department of
Justice's motion to intervene in the pending class action lawsuit Lane v.
Kitzhaber
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP
TIwMTMwMzI5LjE3MjA1OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDMyOS4xNzIwNTk1M
SZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDc5NzgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2hhbnNzZW5zQGhpdmxhd
2FuZHBvbGljeS5vcmcmdXNlcmlkPWNoYW5zc2Vuc0BoaXZsYXdhbmRwb2xpY3kub3JnJmZsPSZle
HRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.ada.gov/olmstead/olmstead
_cases_list2.htm#lane> , No. 12-cv-138 (D. Or.). The United States'
complaint in intervention alleges that the state of Oregon has violated
Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by
unnecessarily segregating thousands of individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities in sheltered workshops, and by placing them at
risk of such segregation, when they could be working in integrated
employment settings with appropriate supports and services, such as
supported employment. 

Dr. Marc Maurer <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio> , President of the
National Federation of the Blind <http://www.twitter.com/NFB_voice> , said:
"The National Federation of the Blind supports efforts to integrate more
Americans with disabilities into competitive, integrated employment settings
and to ensure that youth who are blind or who have other disabilities are
not unnecessarily tracked into sheltered workshops, many of which pay their
workers significantly less than federal or state minimum wages.  We
therefore applaud the United States Department of Justice for moving to
intervene in this potentially groundbreaking litigation."

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children get an equal education, to connect blind veterans with the training
and services they need, and to help seniors who are losing vision continue
to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to
www.nfb.org.

 

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