A few weeks ago, Matthew Koenig, 24, was doing data entry for below
minimum wage at a supervised employment center for people with
disabilities in St. Paul, Minn.
Koenig, who has autism, was happy to have a job in a tough economy,
but soon realized the workplace wasn't well suited to him. His
co-workers "had too broad of a range of [disabilities]," he said. "Some
people had really serious problems."
Moreover, employees were graded using "a time study to measure
efficiency," he said, "but the nature of my disability means I lack certain kinds of motor skills, so I can't type as quickly as other people."
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