Thousands of disabled federal contract workers sent home due to shutdown, managers say
Thousands of disabled people employed with the government through a federal contracting set-aside program have been sent home without pay because of the partial government shutdown, nonprofit managers who employed them say, raising new concerns about how the shutdown is impacting those least prepared to weather it. The people affected include those with “significant disabilities,” including learning disorders, who may have trouble coping with the anxiety of losing a job. […]
