Stimulus Bill Provides Business Contracts with Disabled Entrepreneurs

Stimulus Bill Provides Business Contracts with Disabled Entrepreneurs

A stimulus bill being considered by the Secretary of the Treasury may give special consideration to businesses owned by people with disabilities. U.S. Senator
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Enable America, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing employment opportunities to people with disabilities, have
been working in support of the bill. The original bill included special consideration for businesses owned by women and minorities, but Harkin's version
aims at aiding people with disabilities, a demographic of the population with significantly lower employment rates. Enable America hopes that providing
benefits for employers in the stimulus bill will not only help businesses owned by people with disabilities during difficult economic times, but also will
encourage employers to hire people with disabilities when they might otherwise not be considered for a job.

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Stimulus Bill Is a Victory for People with Disabilities, PR.com, February 19, 2009, available at
http://www.pr.com/press-release/133616