Doug Crandell has dedicated decades to working in employment and disability supports, advocating for a sibling with disabilities. In his book, Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, he emphasizes how the Disability Industrial Complex often proves to be impenetrable, steeped in deficit-thinking, and influenced by the lobbying efforts of trade groups that contribute little to improving the lives of people with disabilities.

Doug Crandell has published eight books with notable publishers including Penguin-Random House, Chicago Review Press, Virgin Books, and Cornell University Press. His insightful essays on the Disability Industrial Complex, labor, mental health, and disability issues regularly appear in the SUN magazine, including pieces like 'Twenty-Two Cents an Hour.'

Doug Crandell is appointed as Public Service Faculty at the Institute on Human Development and Disability, where he plays a crucial role in directing the Advancing Employment Center, particularly addressing challenges within the Disability Industrial Complex and advocating for fair wages, such as the need to overcome the stigma of earning only twenty-two cents an hour.
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