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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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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At Able Americans, we believe every life has dignity and every family deserves support. Jonathan's story is one of the many faces of disability we represent—people often unseen, yet deeply worthy of care, compassion, and a voice in policy conversations. 👏🏼👏🏼
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American prisons, emergency departments, and streets are the de facto institutions of treatment because we lack a full continuum of care to serve those struggling with mental health conditions. 👇👇
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Rather than navigating separate government funding streams, Americans with disabilities would have greater flexibility to direct resources toward the services and supports that best meet their needs. 👏🏼👏🏼
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The ABLE Act of 2014 is one of the most important disability reform laws since the ADA. Expanding ABLE Accounts would give people with disabilities greater financial security and more opportunities to work. 👇🏼👇🏼
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People with disabilities are not broken. Our systems are. The government doesn’t invest in their future, not because the need isn’t clear, but because it doesn’t believe in its potential.❗❗
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Whit's story is one of survival and strength. Living with autism, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, she's been hospitalized many times—care that she says has saved her life. She wasn't sure if she could ever get out of the cycle.
👉🏻 Watch here:
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No life is unworthy of living, despite what the proponents of assisted suicide and euthanasia say. Are some lives easier than others? Of course. Should we judge the quality of someone’s life and, based on that judgement, kill them? Of course not. ⬇️⬇️
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🚨 Here’s the sad reality: at least 67% of pregnancies involving a Down syndrome diagnosis in America end in abortion.
In her @WashTimes op-ed, @MaryMarslender reflects on her own daughter’s early medical challenges.
“I would never have given up the gift of bringing another human life into the world.”
Every person has inherent dignity.👏🏼👏🏼
Disability doesn’t stop at a state line. A worker, a student, or a family should not have to turn down an employment or education opportunity just because they can’t take their state’s disability support with them. 👏🏼👏🏼
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For a long time, earning a living usually meant leaving home. Digital technology, and the AI now layered on top of it, means fewer families have to accept that separation as the price of economic participation. The economy is coming home. We should give families the freedom to decide what to do with it.👇👇
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A key goal of ongoing outpatient services for this population is assistance with integration back into community living. ⬇️⬇️
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🚨 95% of providers supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities reported experiencing moderate or severe staffing shortages in the past year.
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If providers can opt out, why must they still point patients to assisted suicide? ‼️
Mark Mostert explains how New York’s law can put faith-based providers in that position—and raises questions about how much conscience protections really protect.
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A 2024 survey of people with spinal muscular atrophy found 43% work only part-time to stay under the asset threshold. One respondent turned down her employer’s 401(k) match, fearing it would cost her benefits. 👇👇
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People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between greater independence and the support that makes it possible. ❤️
Learn more: AbleAmericans.us.
Outdated rules can turn ordinary milestones—working, saving, marrying, or moving—into financial risks.
That’s not security. That’s a trap.
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