What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
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: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Administration on Aging; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Justice Program; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Working on making buses, trains, airlines, and cruise ships accessible for individuals with a disability. A lot of attention is still on Amtrak as their 20 year exemption from the ADA is past and they want further extensions. 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: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Justice Program; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration on Aging; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Working to increase Protection and Advocacy Systems access to disaster relief efforts to help ensure the protection of individuals with disabilities.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration on Aging; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Justice Program; Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
Legislative fixes to ensure P&A Access, regulations concerning what is home and community based living, and opposition to new Barney Frank bill limiting P&A Class Action authority. Also worked 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: Office of Justice Program; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration on Aging; Social Security Administration (SSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Justice Program; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Administration on Aging; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 CLASS Act. 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: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration on Aging; Office of Justice Program; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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.
Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Office of Justice Program; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration on Aging
Work on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability ratified.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Office of Justice Program; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration on Aging; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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: SENATE; Administration on Aging; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Office of Justice Program
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: Social Security Administration (SSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration on Aging; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Office of Justice Program; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Appropriations and Budget Issues for the Protection and Advocacy Programs and the Client Assistance Program. Specifically advocating for increases in FY 13 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. Finally, we continued discussions around the FY 14 budget.
Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration on Aging; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Justice Program; White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation
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
Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Justice Program; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Administration on Aging
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.
Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration on Aging; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Justice Program; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Creation of a juvenile justice protection and advocacy program in JJDPA reauthorization. Also discussing demonstration projects for individual P&As on juvenile justice issues. Looking also at reauthorization of the JJDPA. Also looking at the overall JJDPA and other juvenile justice issues as they relate to individuals with disabilities
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration on Aging; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Justice Program; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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