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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
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
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
Posted in Legislation, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized, webcasts
Tagged AAHD, AAIDD, CDC, health outcomes, inclusion, mainstreaming, people with disabilities, public health, webinar
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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
Posted in Event, Legislation, Organization
Tagged accessibility, ADA, conferences, disability rights, emergency preparedness, employment, web accessibility
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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
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
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
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
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
Posted in Event, Legislation, Organization, Website
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, autism, blind, children, civil rights, conference call, disability, education, families, Regulations, White House
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