[rehab] Competitive Employment at a Sheltered Workshop

[Justin Salisbury]

Hi Lucy and Dick,

Thank you for this. This guy is actually a production worker, so I think it's just being stated incorrectly. 

I didn't realize that there could be competitive jobs in a sheltered workshop, so you have taught me something there for sure. 

Aloha,

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
Legislative Committee Chair
Honolulu Chapter
National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury  
 
"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."

Cesar Chavez

-----Original Message-----
From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alexander, Lucy, CFB via rehab
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Subject: Re: [rehab] Competitive Employment at a Sheltered Workshop

Justin,

Dick is right regarding what positions are competitive in a sheltered shop.  I think the another issue is that it might not be integrated employment.

Warmly,
Lucy 

-----Original Message-----
From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dick Davis via rehab
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 7:55 AM
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Cc: Dick Davis
Subject: Re: [rehab] Competitive Employment at a Sheltered Workshop

Only if the person is not a production worker, ie. management, purchasing, sales, etc.
Dick Davis

On Nov 15, 2017 2:02 AM, "Justin Salisbury via rehab" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Aloha Colleagues,
>
> I recently heard a rehab counselor report that his consumer had been 
> placed in competitive employment at a place that is a subminimum-wage 
> sheltered workshop. My understanding is that he is not being paid 
> subminimum wages, but I have a hard time believing that his job could 
> count as a competitive employment job when he's at a sheltered workshop.
>
> Can anyone here explain to me: is it possible to be competitively 
> employed at a sheltered workshop?
>
> Mahalo,
>
> Justin
>
> Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Legislative Committee 
> Chair Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
>
> "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot 
> un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate 
> the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."
>
> Cesar Chavez
>
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