PeerConnect: My Home is Someone's Workplace

This workshop will cover the history of disability justice and its intersection with domestic work, support everything you need to know about hiring a home attendant, and ensuring that this relationship is mutually beneficial. Topics covered will include federal requirements for employing someone in your home, where and how to hire home attendants, tips for retention and communication, and taking action as a group. Learn from our guests at Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network

Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson is a multiracial, disabled advocate dedicated to disability justice. Deeply connected to this work both personally and professionally, she hires domestic homecare workers herself. She has experience in policy and advocacy, including testifying at the legislature and serving on the Minnesota Task Force on Eliminating Subminimum Wage and the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. She has held leadership roles as Equity and Justice Director at The Arc Minnesota and Communications Director at…