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Party Platforms Call for End to Subminimum Wage

National Federation of the Blind Urges Passage of TIME Act

Baltimore, Maryland (July 26, 2016): The National 
Federation of the Blind today applauded language 
in the platforms of both major political parties 
that calls for the end of the payment of 
subminimum wages to workers with disabilities.

Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National 
Federation of the Blind, said: "The National 
Federation of the Blind has advocated for the 
elimination of the subminimum wage since our 
founding, and the recognition of this issue by 
leaders of both political parties further 
confirms that the time has long passed to 
eliminate the unfair and separate wage system for 
people with disabilities. We applaud the 
statements of both Democratic and Republican 
delegates, and urge members of Congress to follow 
those statements with the actions required to 
pass the Transitioning to Integrated and 
Meaningful Employment Act as soon as possible 
when Congress resumes its session."

The Democratic Party platform states in pertinent 
part: "We 
 support 
 ending the sub-minimum wage 
for 
 people with disabilities." The Republican 
Party platform states in pertinent part: "Our 
TIME Act (Transition[ing] to Integrated and 
Meaningful Employment) will modernize the Fair 
Labor Standards Act to encourage competitive 
employment for persons with disabilities. 
 We 
endorse efforts like Employment First that 
replace dependency with jobs in the mainstream of the American workforce."

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