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Maria Town’s Remarks at HHS Section 504 Rulemaking Press Conference – September 7, 2023

Note: A video of this press conference is linked here. Maria's remarks begin at 21:40. Thank you so much, Alison [Barkoff]. Thank you Secretary Becerra and Director Fontes-Rainer for your remarks today and for all of your work to make this rule happen. I also want to...

AAPD Calls on Department of Labor to End the Practice of Paying Disabled Workers Subminimum Wage

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For Immediate Release: November 8, 2023 Contact: media@endsubminimumwage.org; Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) joined 25 disability...

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