Currently, 37 states have a program offering people with cognitive disabilities jobs that pay subminimum wages before moving on to higher-paying jobs. But that doesn’t always happen.

And working from home expands job opportunities for people with disabilities of all ages.

Federal regulations permit companies to apply for special certificates that allow them to hire disabled workers and pay them an average of less than $4 an hour.

Technologies that became common due to COVID have been useful for workers with disabilities. Now, returning to offices gives employers a chance to improve accessibility.

A growing number of patients continue to have symptoms months after the onset of COVID-19, even after tests no longer detect it.

The House-passed Raise the Wage Act would phase out subminimum wages for people with disabilities in sheltered workplaces.