goodwill part 2

so what's the deal? goodwill hires people with disabilities. many are paid below minimum wage. they are hired to work in a workshop environment and are paid based on productivity level. this is typically measured by a time component. for example, a blind person can hang clothes and will be timed to how many items are hung in a minute. there are probably many people that should have increased wages but for many goodwill provides them to be an opportunity to be a part of something. i worked as a job developer for many years ago and companies that employed the disabled are few and far between. i am all for better wages but i think goodwill has become a target. instead i think we should work with goodwill to revamp some of their older systems and...we should open the dialog for more corporations coming forward to higher from the disabled population. there's my two cents for the day.