Intellectual Disabilities

Report: Low pay makes disability caregivers a ‘workforce in crisis’

By Christopher Scragg/Cronkite News February 17, 2020 Arizona fared relatively well in a national report card on its level of care for people with developmental disabilities, but advocates fear those services are being threatened by low pay and high turnover rates for caregivers. And Arizona is not alone. The 2020 edition of “Case for Inclusion” […]

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Lawmakers Grapple With Sub-Minimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By HANNAH COLTON | September 13, 2019 People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often get individualized support in order to hold a job. Many work for regular pay, but a nearly century-old federal labor law allows some employers to pay these workers less than minimum wage. Lawmakers called a task force to study this issue

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