Walmart customers outraged by the treatment of people with disabilities



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by MICHAEL RUBINKAM, The Associated Press

A long-time Walmart employee with cerebral palsy fears not to be at work after store managers have changed his job description to add tasks that he is physically unable to do.

Adam Catlin uses a walker and is blind according to the law. The Walmart management in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, told him he needed to be able to lift at least 11 kilograms, stand for long periods of time and read the receipts in order to keep his current job.

Walmart calls Catlin a "valuable member of the team" and says he wants to find a way to keep it at the store.

Catlin's situation became public after her mother talked about it on Facebook. His message has been shared thousands of times, with long-standing clients and strangers expressing their indignation.

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