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

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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:15:39 +0000
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=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMzI5LjE3MjA1OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDMyOS4xNzIwNTk1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDc5NzgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2hhbnNzZW5zQGhpdmxhd2FuZHBvbGljeS5vcmcmdXNlcmlkPWNoYW5zc2Vuc0BoaXZsYXdhbmRwb2xpY3kub3JnJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&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."
The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure that
blind 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<http://www.nfb.org>.

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