We seek to better the lives of people with #disabilities by removing the barriers created by government programs and by advancing free-market solutions.
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Our Faces of Disability Crisis campaign is live!
In the coming weeks, you'll meet real individuals affected by U.S. disability policy -- and learn how Able Americans aims to change things for the better.
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🚨 What does it mean when a child’s life is judged through the lens of disability?
Mark Mostert discusses a two-year-old euthanasia case, describing the child’s severe epilepsy, lung problems, and cerebral palsy. He warns that this is where the debate over assisted suicide and euthanasia leads.
Every person has dignity. Disability should never make a life seem less worth protecting. 👏🏼👏🏼
➡️ Learn more: AbleAmericans.us.
The goal of our system should be clear: Every person with a disability should have the support, choices, and opportunities needed to live a full and independent life in the community.
This toolkit provides practical solutions to help state leaders turn that vision into reality.👏🏼👏🏼
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Nina had no idea her life would change the night she innocently attended a party. After she was paralyzed, she was instantly thrust into life as a person with a disability – and it was nothing like she expected.
In our latest Faces of Disability Crisis video, we reveal the struggles Nina has faced just trying to pursue her career and move across state lines as a person with a disability.
➡️ Watch Nina’s Story in our Faces of the Disability Crisis series on YouTube.
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ABLE accounts offer freedom & greater independence. Access to and information about them should be given at every service touchpoint from CSE meetings to Medicaid and SNAP enrollment.
Nearly 8 in 10 voters have never heard of ABLE Accounts, including the same percentage of voters with disabilities. Only 4% say they know enough about the accounts to explain how they work.❗❗
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What if Americans with disabilities could carry their funding with them instead of navigating a maze of government programs?
That's the idea behind innovative “ABLE backpacks” championed by @AbleAmericans Director Rachel Barkley.
A new American Enterprise Institute report highlights her vision for bringing funding from multiple government programs into one flexible account, giving individuals greater choice, control and independence.
The funding should follow the person, not the bureaucracy!
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@RachKBarkley @AEI #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityFunding #InclusionMatters #DisabilitySupport
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Every individual with a disability at every point of interaction with state & federal services should be informed about ABLE ACCOUNTS, and assisted in setting one up… We are confining so many to poverty, unemployment & dependency.
“In most states, people with disabilities and older adults can lose Medicaid eligibility if they save $2,000.”
-@DavidARidenour
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For Americans with disabilities, a new job, training opportunity or better future shouldn’t disappear simply because they cross a state line. ⬇️⬇️
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🚨 “A disability diagnosis should not become a child’s death sentence.”
In her @WashTimes op-ed, @MaryMarslender shares how her daughter faced serious medical challenges as a newborn—and grew into a thriving adolescent.
Mary also acknowledges the fear and anguish families can feel after a prenatal diagnosis, and calls us to see the dignity and worth of every child. 👏🏼👏🏼
When Jackie turned 21, her family faced a maze of red tape to secure SSI and Medicaid waivers, forced to re-prove an intellectual disability that had already been genetically confirmed. 👇👇
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“In most states, people with disabilities and older adults can lose Medicaid eligibility if they save $2,000.”
-@DavidARidenour
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Medicaid funds intended for care should not be used for lobbying, forced unionization, excessive administrative profits, or political influence. 👏🏼👏🏼
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The @NIH recently designated people with disabilities as a population with health disparities — meaning that there are “significant disparities in their rates of illness, morbidity, mortality and survival, driven by social disadvantage, compared to the health status of the general population. ⬇️⬇️
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Nina moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue a career in disability policy—but her disability supports didn’t follow. ‼️
No one should have to choose between pursuing an opportunity and keeping the services they rely on.
➡️ Watch Nina’s Story in our Faces of the Disability Crisis series on YouTube and read Able Americans’ policy paper on VR portability.
People should have greater control over the government resources intended to help them. 👏🏼👏🏼
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For too long, disability policy has been measured by whether people can access a program rather than whether that program helps them build a better life. States have an opportunity to change that. ⬇️⬇️
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.@RachKBarkley’s journey from patient to advocate drives our mission to break barriers and build solutions for all Americans with disabilities. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Saving Medicaid for those who depend on it isn’t a partisan issue; it’s a test of priorities. ⬇️⬇️
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“The supports that make independence possible should follow the individual where opportunity leads.” 👏🏼👏🏼
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Each person had their own medical file and the doctors examined each naked patient, noting by means of a plus, minus, or dash which person with a disability was tagged for death. 👇👇
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The goal should be competitive careers, economic self-sufficiency, community participation, and lives defined by opportunity. 👏🏼👏🏼
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