Category Archives: Legislation

Participate in the Process: Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Assistive Technology

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) is holding a hearing on Tuesday February 7 on The Promise of Assistive Technology: Challenges and Opportunities. Witnesses include: Eve Hill, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights … Continue reading

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Access Board will be Holding a Public Hearing on the Proposed Rights-of-Way Guidelines

On November 9th, the Access Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed guidelines for accessible public rights-of-way from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The hearing provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment on these guidelines which … Continue reading

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Inclusive Public Health for People with Disabilities: Review of Webinar on CDC’s Public Health Approach to Disability

On October 25th, 2011 the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) co-sponsored the first in a four-part series of free Webinars on promoting health and preventing disease for people … Continue reading

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White House Disability Call for the Month of July, 2011

Para la versión en español de este blog, por favor, desplácese hacia abajo hasta la parte inferior de la página./For the Spanish version of this blog, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. Today’s White House Disability Call … Continue reading

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June’s White House Disability Call from Greece

Para el blog en español, por favor, desplácese hacia abajo. Está por debajo de la versión en inglés. June’s White House Disability Call comes to us from the Special Olympics, to be held in Athens, Greece. The moderator for the call was Mr. Kareem Dale, … Continue reading

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12 Years after the Olmstead Decision, Olmstead Champion Lois Curtis Meets the President

On Monday, June 20th Olmstead champion Lois Curtis visited with President Obama in the Oval Office marking the 12th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court discussion in the Olmstead v. L.C. case in 1999.  The Olmstead decision helped to … Continue reading

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White House Disability Call for May 2011

May’s White House Disability Call occurred on May 26th, 2011 at 3pm EST and featured Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood; Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, Russlyn Ali; and Director of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, … Continue reading

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Speak Up: You Can Help Improve the Accessibility of Government Information!

In July 2010, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum that directed several agencies to engage with citizens, Federal employees, and others in an open forum to gather comments and ideas that might be used to improve the … Continue reading

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May’s White House Disability Call

La versión del anuncio en español sigue a la versión en idioma Inglés. The next White House Disability Call will be held on May 26th, 2011 at 3 PM. This month’s call will feature Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood as well as Assistant Secretary … Continue reading

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April’s White House Disability Call

This month’s White House Disability Call occurred on April 28th, 2011 at 2pm. Kareem Dale, Special Advisor to the President on Disabilites, led the call. The speakers for the call were from the US Senate Office of Chief Council and … Continue reading

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