AUCDigest
March 30, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 3
Current and past editions of AUCD Legislative News In Brief are posted on the AUCD Website.
These weekly 1–2 page updates are intended to keep association members informed about federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting people with disabilities, their families and the network of AUCD programs and centers.
HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Steps toward A Future of "Personalized Health Care". March 23, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt outlined a course for achieving gene-based medical care combined with health information technology, which he called "Personalized Health Care." He said the initiative has the potential to transform the quality, safety and value of health care for patients in the future. Read the press release to learn of the steps HHS is proposing to lay the foundation for a personalized health care future.
U.S. Department of Labor Launches Alliance Initiative to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities Through Voluntary Partnerships. March 16, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has launched the Alliance Initiative to advance the employment of people with disabilities. The Alliance Initiative is open to businesses, trade and professional associations, labor unions, educational institutions, government agencies at all levels and others. The collaboration of ODEP and Alliance partners will help our nation achieve a workplace that is fully inclusive of people with disabilities. ODEP's first Alliance Initiative partner is the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters and members in more than 100 countries.
CCD Task Force Challenges DOJ Lack of Sec. 508 Oversight. March 14, the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Technology and Telecommunications Task Force wrote to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to ask about the Justice Department's delay and disinvestment in the monitoring and reporting activities for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agency procurement and deployment of accessible electronic and information technologies. The law requires routine review of Section 508 by the U.S. Department of Justice; that review work is now four years late. The CCD Task Force urged the Department to move swiftly to complete the work this year as it could assist the US Access Board as it refreshes the standards for Section 508.
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