Maryland Morning

Getting a job in this economy is hard, but even harder with a disability. We'll hear from a disabled listener about her job hunt, and from Kate Fialkowski, executive director of The ARC Maryland, about how the workplace is changing for some impaired employees. And as the National Federation of the Blind calls for a boycott of Goodwill because some of its locations pay some disabled workers less than the minimum wage, we’ll hear from both sides.

A voicemail message from listener Mary O'Toole, about her struggle to find employment as a disabled person, prompted the question: what is the labor market like for disabled Americans?

Wednesday, June 27
Afro Bop Alliance
Sachs Memorial Jazz Series at Maryland Hall
Annapolis, 6 p.m.

Edith Pearlman reading & conversation
Historic Oakland
Columbia, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 29
One Man Lord of the Rings

Wednesday, June 20
Free stilt-walking workshop by Nana Projects
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 21
John Lamkin "Favorites" Quintet
An Die Musik Live
Mount Vernon, Baltimore, 8 and 9:30 p.m.

Virginia Crawford and Sam Schmidt are Baltimore-based poets...and husband and wife.

This conversation first aired December 5, 2011.

This conversation first aired February 22, 2012.

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This conversation first aired September 19, 2011.

“He was a murderous fellow in a time of murderous fellows.”