House Holds Hearing on Disability Appeals Process
The House Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee held the fourth in a hearing series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program. The hearing focused on...
View ArticleConsortium for Citizens with Disabilities annual meeting held last week
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), the coalition of over 100 national disability organizations, held its annual meeting on January 9. The coalition elected its leadership and made...
View ArticleDisability Community Urges HHS to limit cost sharing in Medicaid
The Arc joined with the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) to weigh in on proposed rules that address cost sharing in the Medicaid program, appeals processes, aspects of choosing the...
View ArticleThe Senate HELP Committee Voted to Approve the Strengthening America’s...
The Health, Education Labor and Pensions committee voted along party lines to approve the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013, S.1094, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary...
View ArticleThe Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities International Task Force...
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) International Task Force released a report which compiles just a few examples of the severe treatment, abuse, and discrimination faced by individuals...
View ArticleSave the Date – June 12 is the National Call-In Day to Prevent Restraint &...
The Arc urges all advocates to participate in the June 12 national call-in day to support the Keeping All Students Safe Act legislation to prevent restraint and seclusion (S. 2036 and HR 1893),...
View ArticleSave the Date – June 12 is the National Call-In Day to Prevent Restraint &...
The Arc urges all advocates to participate in the June 12 national call in day to support the Keeping All Students Safe Act, the restraint and seclusion bills (S. 2036 and HR 1893) introduced by...
View ArticleCuts to SSDI Proposed to Pay for Highway Trust Fund
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee took up legislation to address a shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, the Preserving American’s Transit and Highways Act (PATH Act). Senator John Thune (R-SD),...
View ArticleSenate Highway Trust Fund Bill Moves Forward Without Amendment to Cut Social...
The Senate Finance Committee marked up the Preserving American’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act last week without adopting harmful amendments that threatened to cut SSDI benefits. In early July, the...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights Affordable Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities
The Technical Assistance Collaborative and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force have released Priced Out in 2014, a new study which highlights an ongoing barrier to...
View ArticleHouse Holds Hearing on Disability Appeals Process
The House Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee held the fourth in a hearing series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program. The hearing focused on...
View ArticleConsortium for Citizens with Disabilities annual meeting held last week
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), the coalition of over 100 national disability organizations, held its annual meeting on January 9. The coalition elected its leadership and made...
View ArticleDisability Community Urges HHS to limit cost sharing in Medicaid
The Arc joined with the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) to weigh in on proposed rules that address cost sharing in the Medicaid program, appeals processes, aspects of choosing the...
View ArticleThe Senate HELP Committee Voted to Approve the Strengthening America’s...
The Health, Education Labor and Pensions committee voted along party lines to approve the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013, S.1094, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary...
View ArticleThe Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities International Task Force...
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) International Task Force released a report which compiles just a few examples of the severe treatment, abuse, and discrimination faced by individuals...
View ArticleSave the Date – June 12 is the National Call-In Day to Prevent Restraint &...
The Arc urges all advocates to participate in the June 12 national call-in day to support the Keeping All Students Safe Act legislation to prevent restraint and seclusion (S. 2036 and HR 1893),...
View ArticleSave the Date – June 12 is the National Call-In Day to Prevent Restraint &...
The Arc urges all advocates to participate in the June 12 national call in day to support the Keeping All Students Safe Act, the restraint and seclusion bills (S. 2036 and HR 1893) introduced by...
View ArticleCuts to SSDI Proposed to Pay for Highway Trust Fund
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee took up legislation to address a shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, the Preserving American’s Transit and Highways Act (PATH Act). Senator John Thune (R-SD),...
View ArticleSenate Highway Trust Fund Bill Moves Forward Without Amendment to Cut Social...
The Senate Finance Committee marked up the Preserving American’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act last week without adopting harmful amendments that threatened to cut SSDI benefits. In early July, the...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights Affordable Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities
The Technical Assistance Collaborative and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force have released Priced Out in 2014, a new study which highlights an ongoing barrier to...
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