Bottom Dollars | A Rooted in Rights Original Documentary

Chapter 1: “Excellent worker.” The history of sheltered workshops and the sub-minimum wage.

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VIDEO: Bottom Dollars

A Rooted in Rights original documentary, Bottom Dollars exposes the exploitative system of sub-minimum wage and offers solutions to end segregation and discrimination against workers with disabilities.…

Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond

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#EqualPay4OurWork Twitter Chat: The Fight to Eliminate the Subminimum Wage

Archive of Twitter Chat When the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938, it included a revolutionary protection: a minimum wage. But Section 14(c) of the Act included an exemption allowing some workers – people with disabilities – to be…

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Finding Suitable Employment with a Disability

Finding employment as a disabled person can be challenging. From asset caps to maintain benefits, to exclusionary language on job applications, barriers abound. There are a number of national and local resources available to people with disabilities who are looking …

Paying Disabled Workers Fair Market Wage Isn’t Just Ethical…It’s Economical

It was a hot summer and I was on the longest road trip of my life when I found the perfect product, something that would keep the heat at bay. It was exactly what I needed and only one small…

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