Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley says he’ll push for policies to give people with disabilities better job opportunities.
We have more from The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher.
A new report shows many Michiganders with disabilities are forced into menial jobs – some of which pay less than the minimum wage. That’s legal if an employer gets a waiver from the federal government – and advocates say only Washington can change that practice.
But Calley says the state can do more to prepare people with disabilities for better jobs. He says it’s already made lots of progress improving other services for the disabled.
“But when it comes to employment, this is where we need the most dramatic shift in attitude of all of these different areas,” he says.
Calley is the father of a child with a disability. He says he’s looking at a number of ways to improve those job opportunities. But he says he’s not yet ready to make any specific proposals.