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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Just to be clear, Goodwill is notorious for this, but any company can do this. The law allows the disabled to be paid less because they cannot complete the same job as fast. Essentially saying that getting the job done faster means you deserve to live more. It's insanity that takes advantage of the weakest and most desperate in society under the guise of helping them. Because they cannot get as much work done to their mental or physical disabilities they deserve to be underpaid even though they worked a 40 hour week? It's a fucking joke and a slap in the face to anyone disabled, but it's the law. Once again, tons of companies abuse this, Goodwill is just well known for abusing it more than others.

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I understand the viewpoint, but the alternative is that disabled people get hired way less or not at all. A real solution would be to reduce our dependence on capitalism or something, but that's not likely.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

God I (as a disabled woman) am SO sick of seeing this take every time this conversation happens, like it's chill and okay to give us less rights.

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I really love people telling me I'm worth less than a "normal" person because my brain works differently so I should be grateful for whatever some capitalist shithead doles out to me.

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