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PositionROCK THE VOTE - Brief article

Rhode Island is looking for mainstream jobs for people with developmental disabilities who currently work in segregated settings, often for low wages. The move is part of a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, which last year found that a workshop in Providence violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating about 200 workers with disabilities in repetitive jobs such as dropping buttons in plastic bags, recycling television remotes and stuffing peppers, many of which paid $1.57 or less an hour. Rhode Island will help about...

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