[Ohio-talk] FW: [Nabs-presidents] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages

[Kaiti Shelton]

Please see below.  This is very awesome news!

Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton---2016
Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
Ohio Association of Blind Students, President 
NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma

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Subject: [Nabs-presidents] Press Release: NFB Commends President Obama for
Executive Order on Wages

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*



*CONTACT:*

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

Cdanielsen at nfb.rg




*National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for Executive
Order on Wages*



*Order Ensures Economic Mobility for Federal Contract Employees with
Disabilities*



*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.



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*


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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