DisBeat, The ADA Legacy Project, TASH, and Rooted in Rights have joined forces to officially launch a petition, galvanizing a united call for reform of the AbilityOne Program.
The AbilityOne program is mandated to award federal contracts to employ people with disabilities.
On September 15, 2015, the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), National Federation of the Blind (NFB), TASH and United Spinal Association Called for Reform of AbilityOne.
The petition was officially launched Wednesday, December 3rd at the 2015 TASH Conference, in Portland, OR.
The full petition is located at ReformAbilityOne.com. Read more at PRweb.
