National Federation of the Blind Leads Subminimum Wage Protest

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National Federation of the Blind Leads Subminimum Wage Protest

Disabled Americans to Protest SourceAmerica Due to Its Discrimination Against Workers with Disabilities

MEDIA ADVISORY

Date:              August 28, 2014

Time:              11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Place:             SourceAmerica
                      8401 Old Courthouse Road
                      Vienna, VA 22182

Interview opportunities:

  • Workers who have received subminimum wages
  • Parents of children with disabilities
  • Leaders of disability organizations participating in the protest
  • Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder (former commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration)

On Thursday, August 28, members of the National Federation of the Blind, ADAPT, the Association of People Supporting Employment First, Little People of America, the National Council on Independent Living, and TASH will participate in a protest outside of the headquarters of SourceAmerica. The informational protest will raise awareness of SourceAmerica’s discrimination against workers with disabilities. SourceAmerica discriminates against workers with disabilities by permitting its qualified nonprofits to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage—in some cases only pennies per hour. 

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