Part 1: How Minnesota is failing the disabled
NOVEMBER 8, 2015 — 12:00AM NUMBING WORK Scott Rhude picked up trash near a landfill in Willmar, Minn. He makes $2 an hour and dreams of a better job. WILLMAR, MINN. In a field on the outskirts of town, a man with Down syndrome is spending another day picking up garbage. He wears faded pants, heavy gloves, a bright yellow vest and a name tag that says “Scott Rhude.” His job is futile. Prairie winds blow debris from a landfill nearby faster than he and his co-workers can collect it. In the gray sky overhead, a turkey vulture circles in wide loops. Rhude, 33, earns $2 an hour. He lon...
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