Because a lifetime is too long to wait!
By David Michael Mank, Ph.D.** There are two wrong ways to view the capabilities of people with significant disabilities. The first way is to meet someone, and automatically focus on their disability and assume that competitive integrated employment (CIE) is …
CPSD Applauds the US Commission on Civil Rights Recommendations to End the Use of Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities and Expand Opportunities for Competitive Integrated Employment September 17, 2020 Today, the US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) released its …
By Greta Harrison Picture this. You are at a conference attending the opening breakfast. A presentation begins and within minutes you see a picture of a man in a wheelchair with one arm. The executive who is speaking is also …
By: David Mank, Ph.D.**
Most people with disabilities want to work, live independently and be economically self-sufficient. Unfortunately, employment for people with disabilities continues to lag significantly compared to those without disabilities. For too many people with disabilities, their only option is to work …
January 25, 2019 Senator Robert “Bob” Casey 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Chairman Bobby Scott 2176 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Casey and Chairman Scott: On behalf of the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD), …
Please see the attached two letters for more details. To read the bill text of the Raise the Wage Act, click here. To read the section-by-section of the Raise the Wage Act, click here. To read a fact sheet on Raise the Wage Act, click here.
November 27, 2018 Secretary Betsy DeVos U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-7100 Dear Secretary DeVos, The undersigned organizations write to express our continued strong opposition to any efforts by the U.S. Department of Education to …
Jan. 8, 2018 Hon. John Gore Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Assistant Attorney General Gore: The undersigned members and allies of the Consortium for Citizens …