On May 2, 2006, at 8:28 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
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> Marta Russell wrote:
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>> Programs to create jobs for disabled help only fraction
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>> By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY, October 20, 2005
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>> WASHINGTON Two programs established nearly 70 years ago to create
>> jobs
>> for the disabled have made millions of dollars for a handful of
>> companies
>> but helped only a fraction of those who were supposed to benefit, a
>> Senate investigation has concluded.
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> right. The government has to do a much better job than it's been
> doing.
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> --
> Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
> of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles
>
From what I understand the "One Stop" employment centers have largely replaced the Dept of Rehab as far as employment is concerned. There has been privatization of disability employment. The Dept of Rehab is notoriously bad at getting people into jobs but I'm certain that a lot of it has to do with the unwillingness of employers to hire disabled workers. As I said before disabled are on the bottom floor of the reserve army. Even the blind disabled who have government contracts to provide food, what have you, hire nondisabled workers. Marta