Employment

Real Work for Real Pay

Too many people with disabilities remain unemployed or stuck in dead-end "jobs" that pay them less than the minimum wage. The Client Assistance Program (CAP) and Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network are working to change these outcomes, providing advocates to people with disabilities who want real jobs. NDRN advocates for changes in laws to further the ability of people with disabilities to work in real jobs for fair pay.

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Real Work: Segregated and Exploited

In reports released in 2011 and 2012, NDRN found a total failure of the disability service system to provide quality work for people with disabilities. The reports blast segregated work, sheltered environments and low wages for people with disabilities and highlight a massive breakdown between good federal and state policies and their implementation and oversight.

2016 update: Nearing the End of Sheltered and Segregated Employment

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    NDRN Joins Coalition to Advance Competitive Integrated Employment

    May 21, 2019

    On May 21, 2019, NDRN joined with over 20 national organizations to launch a coalition website, titled Coalition to Advance Competitive Integrated Employment.  The coalition garners the expertise of the national organizations to bring a focus to the importance of people with disabilities working alongside their peers without disabilities…

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    Statement Regarding the Department of Education’s Notice to Revise the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regulations

    May 17, 2018

    The Collaboration to Promote Self Determination (CPSD), the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Statement Regarding the Department of Education’s Notice to Revise the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regulations.

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    NDRN, New Venture Fund Partner to Address Transition

    August 15, 2016

    On July 13, NDRN brought together a diverse group of individuals with an interest in health equity, education or employment for people with disabilities to articulate barriers to successful transition outcomes, identify promising strategies to overcome those barriers and develop concrete recommendations to improve transition outcomes and health equity.…

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