People with disabilities are often paid subminimum wages, which is when companies are allowed to pay below minimum wage to disabled workers if they have a 14(c) certificate under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Pay under subminimum wage can fall far below $7.25, as low as a couple of dimes an hour. Workers are also kept by 14(c) certificate holders for years, even decades, in what are often sub-standard conditions. Why? Because of the "facade of benevolence.” We assume these companies must have good intentions simply because they work with people with disability. The even bigger problem, however, is low expectations of what disabled people are capable of and the public’s assumption that there’s no other option for them. ~Doug Crandell #stopsubminimumwage #disabilityrights