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Introductory Video Welcome to Tuesday Morning with Liz. This video is an introduction to a weekly series starring the Association of University Centers on Disabilities' s (AUCD) Advocacy Specialist, Liz Weintraub. These videos are intended to be an accessible version of AUCD's Policy InBrief. |
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November 24, 2015 Liz interviews Chairman Tom Wheeler, the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) about the commission. |
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November 10, 2015 Liz interviews Cathy Ficker Terrill, the president and CEO of the Council on Quality and Leadership about the new HCBS rule. |
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November 3, 2015 Annual Conference: policy-related activities and programs at AUCD's upcoming annual meeting (Nov 15-18), including several excellent plenary sessions and Hill visits by AUCD network members with their congressional delegations. |
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October 27, 2015 Liz interviews Adriane Griffen, AUCD's Director of Public Health. |
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October 20, 2015 Liz interviews Ari Ne’eman, the President and Co- Founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. |
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October 13, 2015 Liz interviews Colleen Thoma, Professor of Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University. |
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October 6, 2015 Liz interviews David Mank, director of Indiana's UCEDD, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. Dr. Mank is also the chair of the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities. |
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September 29, 2015 Liz interviews Kim Musheno (AUCD'S director of Public Policy) about federal funding and its connection to Planned Parenthood. |
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September 22, 2015 Liz interviews Heather Sachs, the Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at the National Down Syndrome Society, about the ABLE Act, which stands for Achieving Better Life Experience. |
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September 15, 2015 Liz interviews Alison Barkoff the director of Advocacy at the Bazelon Center about the Olmstead decision and it's lasting effects. |
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September 8, 2015 Liz interviews Former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin about the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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September 1, 2015 Liz interviews Sharon Lewis (Principal Deputy Administrator of the Administration for Community Living) about the new Home and Community Based setting rule, as well as her daughter, Zoe Lewis on her experience of starting her freshman year of college. |
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August 25, 2015 Liz walks through how to access the Action Center from the AUCD webpage. |
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August 11, 2015 Liz interview Karen Edwards about AUCD's annual conference. |
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August 3, 2015 Liz recaps a busy weekend in Washington, the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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July 28, 2015 Liz interviews Olivia Raynor, Director of the UCLA Tarjan Center and President of AUCD about college/ higher education and the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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July 21, 2015 Liz interviews Stephanie Meredith the director of the National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Down Syndrome Resources. |
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July 14, 2015 Liz interviews Danny Ricci. |
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July 7, 2015 Liz interviews 'discrimination buster' Chai Feldblum the Commissioner of the EEOC. |
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June 30, 2015 Liz kicks off the 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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June 23, 2015 Liz interviews Lu Zeph. |
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June 16, 2015 Liz interviews AUCD's summer intern Tiffany Putt about what legislation is important to her and learns a few words in ASL. |
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June 9, 2015 Liz interviews Michael Murray. |
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May 26, 2015 Liz interviews Sue Swenson. |
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May 26, 2015 Liz interviews Amy Goldman. |
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May 19, 2015 Liz discusses technology specifically speech generating devices. |
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May 12, 2015 Liz interviews Andy Imparato the Executive Director of AUCD on the efforts to reform Social Security. |
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May 5, 2015 Liz interviews Kim Musheno the Director of Public Policy and Micheal Gamel-McCormick Associate Executive Director about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. |
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April 28, 2015 Liz interviews Susan Kermon a LEND trainee from North Carolina about her experience as a self-advocate trainee and as an education leader. |
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April 21, 2015 Liz interviews Samantha Crane the Director of Public Policy at ASAN. |
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April 14, 2015 Liz interviews Shannon Haworth about her husband and son. |
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April 7, 2015 Liz discusses the topic areas for the upcoming Disability Policy Seminar. |
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March 31, 2015 Liz interviewed Ben Kaufman about his sibling. |
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March 24, 2015 Liz interviews Taryn Williams, Associate Director in the Office of Public Engagement. |
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March 17th, 2015 Liz talks about the Curb Cut Initiative by the White House. |
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March 10, 2015 Liz had the opportunity to interview Katy Neas, Chair of Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities/Vice President, Goverment Relations Easter Seals Office of Public Affairs. |
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March 3, 2015 Liz talks about the Healthy Families Act a bill sponsored by Patty Murray (WA) and Rosa DeLauro (Ct). |
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February 24, 2015 Liz talks about Elementary Secondary Education Act. |
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February 23, 2015 Liz had the opportunity to interview Julie Petty, the chair of the Presidents Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. |
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February 19, 2015 Liz talks about the President's Committee for People with Intellectual disabilities. |
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February 10, 2015 Liz announces the opening on registration for the Disability Policy Seminar. |
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February 3, 2015 Interview: Representative Chris Van Hollen (MD-08) |
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February 3, 2015 Liz discusses the Presidents proposed Budget and the budget process. |
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January 27, 2015 Liz announces that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) is holding a hearing, "Fixing No Child Left Behind: Supporting Teachers and School Leaders". |
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January 27, 2015 Liz interviews Nancy Ward the founding chair of Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE). |
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January 20, 2015 Join Liz in watching the State of the Union Address tonight. |
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January 13, 2015 Liz discussing current policy issues. |
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January 6, 2015 Liz discussing current policy issues. |
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December 23, 2014 Liz discussing current policy issues. |
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December 16, 2014 In this weeks episode Liz covering funding (appropriations), ABLE Act, and TPSID. |
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December 9, 2014 Liz discussing current policy issues. |
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December 2, 2014 Liz discusses funding (appropriations), the ABLE Act, and Ticket to Work. |
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