re: #290 NO SMOCKING GUN!

While true, it’s still a struggle for disabled people to find work that will support them financially.

Here in GA we have a cool program put together by the late Tommy Nobis, called Nobis Works. My son went through it after high school. He learned a lot and is now employed outside the program by his own skills in landing a job.

But, while in the program, he made minimum wage. He worked for Kroger through them and it was hard for him to get Kroger to see beyond his autism. That’s why he quit and went out on his own. He’s making almost double minimum wage, but it’s still not enough to survive on his own, even with roommates.

Of course this is true for everyone right now, wages have not kept up with housing costs and other expenses. We’re still lagging way behind on helping everyone get some equal footing in this country.