. >> i'm labeling boxes for solastic. 5 to 700 boxes on a skid. >> like 220,000 disabled workers in the u.s. teresa is paid below the minimum wage. she earns about $3.65 an hour, $4 less than missouri's minimum wage. her rate is based on how many boxes she labels. the contract packager employs over 130 employees with disabilities, producing over 500 packages a week. >> to me, we work very hard. i would like to make more money as my daughter is getting a little older. by the time you get your disability check there's not much left. >> industrial aid is a sheltered workshop. with government imroivel approval, sheltered workshops could pay below minimum wage. in reaction to a reluctance among employers to hire disabled workers. less than minimum wage if they hire disabled workers. >> many disability providers began to develop this concept of a sheltered environment where people with disabilities would come and work on contracts that they would get from various businesses. and then end up paying less than the minimum wage. >> kurt decker who heads the national franchise. sheltered workshops