Jason Baker works at a housekeeping training program cleaning restrooms, office spaces and classrooms. The U.S. Department of Education says it is re-evaluating regulations surrounding what types of work opportunities are available to people with disabilities. (Rebecca Droke/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

The Department of Education expects to amend rules established under the 2014 Workface Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that require individuals with disabilities aged 24 and younger first try securing competitive employment before they can work for subminimum wage. Thirty-eight disability advocacy groups sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos opposing the reconsideration of WIOA regulations.