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4/1/2024
Disability Policy News | April 1, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 88
Budget and Appropriations; Administration for Community Living Releases Toolkit on Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research;Food and Drug Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices and more.
3/18/2024
Disability Policy News | March 18, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 87
Budget and Appropriations; House of Representatives Introduces the Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act, Senate Special Committee on Aging Holds Hearing on Disability Employment, House of Representatives Introduces the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Reminder: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Ensure People Who Use Wheelchairs Can Travel Safely on Airplanes and more.
3/4/2024
Disability Policy News | March 4, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 86
Budget and Appropriations; U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Ensure People Who Use Wheelchairs Can Travel Safely on Airplanes, Senate Special Committee on Aging Holds Hearing on Disability Employment, House Introduces Bill to Provide Refundable Tax Credit for Home Accessibility Improvements and more.
2/20/2024
Disability Policy News | February 20, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 85
Budget and Appropriations; House of Representatives Introduces and Holds Hearing on the Autism CARES Act, House of Representatives and Senate Introduce Legislation to Support People with Disabilities in the Political Process and more.
2/5/2024
Disability Policy News | February 5, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 84
Budget and Appropriations; House Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Employees with Disabilities, Senate Introduces the Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act and more.
1/22/2024
Disability Policy News | January 22, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 84
Budget and Appropriations; Senate Introduces the We Can't Wait Act of 2023, Senate Introduces the Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Act of 2023 and more.
1/8/2024
Disability Policy News | January 8th, 2024 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 83
Budget and Appropriations; Office of Management and Budget Releases Digital Accessibility Guidance for Critical Government Resources, Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Data and more.
12/18/2023
Disability Policy News - December 18, 2023 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 83
Budget and Appropriations; Census Bureau Releases Proposed Changes to Disability Data Collection; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases Health Equity Briefs and more.
12/4/2023
Disability Policy News | December 4, 2023 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 82
Budget and Appropriations, Mental Health Justice Act, Disability Data Collection and more.
11/20/2023
Disability Policy News | November 20, 2023 | Vol. MMXXIII | Issue 81
Budget and Appropriations; Caregivers Act, Disaster Relief Medicaid Act Introduced and more.
10/27/2023
Disability Policy News - October 27, 2023
Congressional Hearing Updates, U.S. Department of Labor to Hold a Stakeholder Engagement Session on Subminimum Wage, Reminders about Opportunities to Submit Comments and more
10/23/2023
Disability Policy News - October 23, 2023
Supreme Court; Labor-HHS-Education & Defense spending bills, and more
8/31/2023
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AUCD's Public Policy Committee typically meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm ET. The Policy Committee is created by the Board of Directors to support the mission, vision, and values of AUCD by supporting AUCD's efforts to advance policies and practices that improve lives of people with disabilities. We welcome any person affiliated with a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program, or an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center to join.
7/24/2023
Disability Policy News
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7/10/2023
Disability Policy News
Budget; Child care; Education; Social Security
6/20/2023
Announcing the 2023 Think College Policy Advocates
Think College is excited to have a whole new "class" of Think College Policy Advocates who will attend online and in-person training to learn about disability policy and advocacy. The training culminates in Hill visits with legislators in Washington, DC, where they'll put those advocacy skills to work.
