[Nfbnet-members-list] Seattle Ends Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

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Seattle Ends Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

National Federation of the Blind Commends Unanimous City Council Vote

Baltimore, Maryland (April 3, 2018): Seattle's city council 
unanimously voted yesterday to ban the practice of paying the blind 
and other workers with disabilities less than the city's minimum 
wage. The National Federation of the Blind, which has led efforts to 
eliminate the practice at the local, state, and federal level 
(including in Seattle), commended the move.

"We appreciate the leadership demonstrated in Seattle by rejecting 
subminimum wages and, by extension, the underlying low expectations 
and misconceptions about the capacity of people with disabilities," 
said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the 
Blind. "Even as we continue to advocate for change in the United 
States Congress, we hope other cities and states will emulate what 
Seattle and the states of Alaska, Maryland, New Hampshire, and 
Vermont have done to promote fairness and equality for workers with 
disabilities. Congratulations to the National Federation of the Blind 
of Washington and its partners for achieving this victory for blind 
and otherwise disabled citizens of Seattle."

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