[Fabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages

[Darian Smith]

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> From: Rose Sloan <rosesloan920 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages
> Date: February 12, 2014 at 7:42:23 AM PST
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> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
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> *CONTACT:*
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> Cdanielsen at nfb.rg
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> *National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for Executive
> Order on Wages*
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> *Order Ensures Economic Mobility for Federal Contract Employees with
> Disabilities*
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> *Baltimore, Maryland (February 12, 2014):* The National Federation of the
> Blind (NFB) <http://www.nfb.org/> commented today on President Obama's
> executive order requiring a wage floor of $10.10 for individuals employed
> under all new federal contracts, including workers with disabilities who
> are currently excluded from minimum wage protections under special
> certificate programs.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
> Blind<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>,
> said: "President Obama's courageous action today is a tremendous victory
> for federal contract workers with disabilities, and we wholeheartedly
> applaud the spectacular step forward that this new executive order
> represents.  The National Federation of the Blind commends President Obama
> for recognizing the value of workers with disabilities and ensuring that
> these workers can take advantage of the same opportunity for economic
> mobility as their nondisabled co-workers.  We urge Congress to finish the
> work that President Obama has begun by passing the Fair Wages for Workers
> with Disabilities Act (H.R. 831) <https://nfb.org/fair-wages> to ensure
> that all workers with disabilities, not just those working under federal
> contracts, will no longer be subjected to the antiquated and discriminatory
> practice of being paid less than the federal minimum wage."
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> *About the National Federation of the Blind*
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> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and most
> influential nationwide membership organization of blind people in the
> United States.  Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and
> equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative education, technology,
> and training programs to provide the blind and those who are losing vision
> with the tools they need to become independent and successful.
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