What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Working to increase Protection and Advocacy Systems access to disaster relief efforts to help ensure the protection of individuals with disabilities. Also working to ensure that disaster relief efforts are accessible and address the specific needs of people with disabilities.
Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Education, Dept of; Federal Railroad Administration; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Justice Program; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration on Aging; President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Following the implementation of health care reform legislation focussed specifically on issues that effect individuals with a disability like non-discrimination, and what is in the covered package, exchanges. One issue we continue to focuss on is the making long term services and supports affordable. Also following legislative proposals to fund or defund health care reform and make modifications to the existing law. Finally proposed changes to Medicaid and Medicare and home and community based services.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Justice Program; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); State, Dept of (DOS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration on Aging
Trying to add the Protection and Advocacy into the Immigration Reform bill and ensure counsel for those with psychiatric disabilities detained in immigration detention facilities.
Contacted: President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Justice Program; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration on Aging; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Railroad Administration; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
Work on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability ratified.
Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Justice Program; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Railroad Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Administration on Aging; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
A lot of attention is still on Amtrak as their 20 year exemption from the ADA is past and they want further extensions. Looking at Amtrak reauthorization to force them to comply with the mandates of the ADA.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); President of the U.S.; Office of Justice Program; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Administration on Aging; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Railroad Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation
Legislative fixes to ensure P&A Access, regulations and legislation concerning what is home and community based living, and opposition to limiting P&A Class Action authority. Also working on the ADA notification bills in Congress and bills to limit the authority of the Department of Justice to regulate access to pools under the ADA.
Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; Administration on Aging; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Railroad Administration; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Justice Program
Working on making buses, trains, airlines, and cruise ships accessible for individuals with a disability. Worked on national transportation act reauthorization and making sure it helps individuals with disabilities can get effective transportation to be fully included in the community including to work, recreation, social events, and doctor's appointments.
Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Justice Program; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Social Security Administration (SSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; Administration on Aging; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Our work here was focussed on helping individuals with disabilities achieve employment through legislation like the Rehab Act which includes the PAIR and CAP programs. Also, working to ensure that employment needs of individuals with a disability are considered in these tough economic times like through federal employment, and other means. Finally working on reauthorization of the PABSS and WIPA programs.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration on Aging; Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Justice Program; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Federal Railroad Administration; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA)
Retirement and Financial Security issues for individuals with a disability. This includes Social Security, tax law issues, also trusts to care for individuals with a disability. Also helping create a system where the P&As can help Social Security with Representative Payee issues. Finally, working to strengthen and reauthorize the PABSS program
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Justice Program; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Administration on Aging; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); President of the U.S.
Working on medicare and medicaid as parts of implementing the health care reform legislation. Also work on P&As receiving death reports as it relates to the use of seclusion and restraint. Also working to ensure that regulations on these issues are helpful for individuals with disabilities. Raising concerns with medicaid funding being used to support segregated employment, or non-community living situations for individuals with disabilities. Also fighting proposals to block grant Medicaid or other changes.
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration on Aging; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Railroad Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Justice Program; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Social Security Administration (SSA); President of the U.S.; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Advocating for housing bills that help individuals with a disability . Working on implementation of housing bills that passed at the end of the 111th Congress. Also working to strengthen the Section 8 program, and the national housing trust fund, as well as funding issues.
Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Justice Program; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Railroad Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration on Aging; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office
Working to ensure veterans with disabilities have legislation passed to help them make the transition to civilian life. Also exploring funding for the work the P&As and CAPs have been doing with veterans. Also working to ensure access for the P&A and CAP programs to veteran facilities. Finally, looking at the possibility of replicating the P&A Rep. Payee program with a similar program through the VA focussed on fiduciaries of veterans benefits. Also working to ensure education benefits for children of veterans.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Justice Program; Federal Railroad Administration; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration on Aging
Appropriations and Budget Issues for the Protection and Advocacy Programs and the Client Assistance Program. Specifically advocating for increases in FY 14 appropriations. Also looking to increase overall health care (including substance abuse and mental health treatment funding), education, transportation, and housing appropriations for individuals with disabilities. We also worked on ways to address sequestion and its impact on funding. Finally, we continued to advocate for release of FY 13 funding.
Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Administration on Aging; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Railroad Administration; Education, Dept of; President of the U.S.; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Justice Program; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Stoping the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and legislation in both the House and Senate to create federal standards on the use of restraint and seclusion. Regulations to implement IDEA and NCLB. Legislation to reauthorize ESEA and IDEA. Definition of Highly Qualified teacher and creation of a Education Protection and advocacy program. We also worked on high stakes testing issues to ensure accessibility and accommodations.
Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Administration on Aging; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Justice Program; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Working to improve or abolish the subminimum wage (section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Also looking at ways to end the use of segregated employment. Improvements in the Workforce Investment Act and the Rehabilitation Act for the CAP and PAIR programs. Finally, working with the Department of Labor to use the P&A Network to increase oversight of 14(c) certificate holders.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration on Aging; Federal Railroad Administration; Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Justice Program; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Creation of a juvenile justice protection and advocacy program in JJDPA reauthorization. Also discussing demonstration projects for individual P&As on juvenile justice issues. Also looking at the overall JJDPA and other juvenile justice issues as they relate to individuals with disabilities. Finally, criminal justice issues as it relates to people with disabilities and their interaction with these systems.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Administration on Aging; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Railroad Administration; President of the U.S.; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Education, Dept of; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Justice Program; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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