January brought new changes to wording in legislative bills. House Bill 1108 was introduced on January 6, 2015. House Bill 1108 will be altering legislation to comply with people first language. References with be changed from “developmentally disabled persons” to “individual with a developmental disability” or “individuals with developmental disabilities.” The bill was sent to […]
The House passed legislation laying out the parliamentary rules for the year last week. The bill included a little-noticed provision blocking Congress from shifting funds to prevent a 2016 shortfall in the Social Security disability insurance program. The Social Security Administration’s actuaries have projected the disability insurance program’s fund will run out of money sometime
The 64th legislative assembly officially began on January 6, 2015. As the session proceeds, we encourage you to get involved. If there is a bill you are passionate about, don’t be afraid to send an e-mail to a legislator. E-mail is a quick way to communicate with your legislators. It is important to be careful
The ABLE Act passed the Senate on December 16. The bill passed the Senate as part of a bigger tax package. It passed 76 to 16. The ABLE Act had many things going for it, but the Congress members’ personal stories definitely helped this bill to pass. The ABLE Act aims at removing bureaucratic obstacles
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Last Wednesday, the ABLE Act passed the House with a vote of 404-17. The Senate is expected to take action this week, and it is likely the bill will pass; however, the National Center for Independent Living (NCIL) has concerns regarding the bill. Recent changes to the bill have made it so that only individuals
Advocates pushed Congress to vote on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act which would allow people with disabilities to open tax-advantaged savings accounts. On December 3, the bill was voted on and passed in the house. It is currently waiting for the senate vote. The bill is co-sponsored by 85 percent of the
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President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) on July 22, 2014. What does this mean? It reauthorizes programs that had previously been authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as well as programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. So how does this legislation affect us? Currently, people with disabilities have
A new Disability Advisor has arrived at the White House. Taryn Mackenzie Williams began as a liaison between the disability community and the president as an associate director in the White House’s Office of Public Engagement on July 14, 2014. She is filling a role left vacant by Claudia Gordon who had the position
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