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<DIV>And, my fellow NFB of Connecticut members,</DIV>
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<DIV>The second thing I noticed in this plan update was the language in the
attachment regarding supported employment, Attachment 4.11©(4). The third
paragraph begins with: “<B><SPAN
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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The Vocational Rehabilitation Program
will continue to distribute funds to providers and employers who can offer the
long-term assurances that supports will be in place to enable people with the
most significant disabilities to participate in competitive, integrated
employment.” As part of our fight for fair wages, ensuring that disabled
workers are entitled to the minimum wage, should we as an organization recommend
that this sentence be clarified to include along with “competitive” and
“integrated” employment an explicit statement that the employment should pay at
least the state minimum wage?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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