More than 420,000 people with disabilities nationwide are being paid less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, according to the Department of Labor (DOL). Some of these workers have been performing the same routine tasks for decades,…
Disability Rights Groups Challenge New “Public Charge” Immigration Rules
New federal rules are likely to make it significantly harder for people with disabilities to obtain green cards, a change disability advocates fear is an attempt to reinstate exclusionary policies in federal immigration law. So-called “green cards” are permits that allow…
Your Input Needed to Help Shape Disability Platform
It is with gratitude and humility that I’d like to share some news with you – I’ve been elected to serve as one of the 11 District-level Delegates representing Vermont at the Democratic National Convention. I sought this role for…