[Nfbnet-members-list] Seattle Ends Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
National Federation of the Blind
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Seattle Ends Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
National Federation of the Blind Commends Unanimous City Council Vote
Baltimore, Maryland (April 3, 2018): Seattle's city council
unanimously voted yesterday to ban the practice of paying the blind
and other workers with disabilities less than the city's minimum
wage. The National Federation of the Blind, which has led efforts to
eliminate the practice at the local, state, and federal level
(including in Seattle), commended the move.
"We appreciate the leadership demonstrated in Seattle by rejecting
subminimum wages and, by extension, the underlying low expectations
and misconceptions about the capacity of people with disabilities,"
said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the
Blind. "Even as we continue to advocate for change in the United
States Congress, we hope other cities and states will emulate what
Seattle and the states of Alaska, Maryland, New Hampshire, and
Vermont have done to promote fairness and equality for workers with
disabilities. Congratulations to the National Federation of the Blind
of Washington and its partners for achieving this victory for blind
and otherwise disabled citizens of Seattle."
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