…the parent is under guardianship. However, many adults with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities are under guardianship.51 Because many states over-rely on guardianship, sometimes to an extent that is questionably…
…No need to only leave messages including words! Part of Mel’s language was in sounds and in images of hir favorite things – pictures of stones, redwood trees, cats, and…
…jobs alongside, and are paid comparable wages to co-workers without disabilities. We support the efforts currently underway to end the use of 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act….
…Representative is on the House Appropriations Committee, you can email their office. If your Representative is not on this committee, you can email the subcommittee staff leads and other Committee…
…Significant Cognitive Disability developed an app to help improve community participation rates for people with cognitive disabilities. Increasing Community Participation in Young Adults with Autism Living in Rural Communities addresses…
…calling to ask Representative [Name] to oppose Section 722 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This rider takes away the FDA’s ability…
…so we have the power and the infrastructure to win the changes our community deserves. We have to defend the changes we have made and the ground we have won….
…it so the FDA can’t make that ban. That’s why we have to advocate to the House of Representatives. The House makes important choices about the bill TODAY, so we…
…by people with disabilities. Without robust demographic data covering the vast experiences of people with disabilities and types of disabilities, people with disabilities are being undercounted and therefore underserved. Without…
…Vermont, 2015-2022 American Community Survey. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved from https://www.thinkwork.org/statedata/build-a-chart?report=comparison Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA), S.533 and H.R.1263, SEC. 102, 118th Congress, (2023), https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/533 and https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1263…
