The Biden disability plan is up. It is solid. There is some exciting stuff. It's much more moderate than the Castro, Warren, or Sanders plans. #CripTheVote joebiden.com/disabilities/
Exciting stuff:
--Lots of stuff the agencies can do regardless of Congress
--Including addressing guardianship!
--A White House Domestic Policy Council member focused on disability (this sounds boring but is really important and we've been asking for it for years #CripTheVote
--Lots of stuff the agencies can do regardless of Congress
--Including addressing guardianship!
--A White House Domestic Policy Council member focused on disability (this sounds boring but is really important and we've been asking for it for years #CripTheVote
More exciting stuff:
--Big focus on competitive integrated employment and ending subminimum wage
--Addressing violence, including sexual & domestic violence, against people with disabilities
--Supporting higher education for students with intellectual disabilities #CripTheVote
--Big focus on competitive integrated employment and ending subminimum wage
--Addressing violence, including sexual & domestic violence, against people with disabilities
--Supporting higher education for students with intellectual disabilities #CripTheVote
Disappointing stuff:
--Commits to ending the institutional bias (HUGE) and expanding Medicaid HCBS, but does not look at expanding HCBS outside of Medicaid
--Treats SSI differently than SSDI--addresses some problems but maintains the double standard #CripTheVote
--Commits to ending the institutional bias (HUGE) and expanding Medicaid HCBS, but does not look at expanding HCBS outside of Medicaid
--Treats SSI differently than SSDI--addresses some problems but maintains the double standard #CripTheVote
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