@CAPDisability

Official account of the Disability Justice Initiative at @amprog #DisabilityAtCAP

 Washington, DC
americanprogress.org/topic/disability/
Joined July 2018
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IDEA serves children as young as infancy and toddlerhood through its Part C early intervention services. But administrative and funding barriers mean only about half who qualify are enrolled. #IDEA50
A photo of a young boy wearing glasses, giving a high-five to an unseen adult hand. The title banner reads "IDEA AT 50." Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "IDEA serves children as young as infancy and toddlerhood through its Part C early intervention services. But administrative and funding barriers mean only about half who qualify are enrolled." The source is cited at the bottom.

ALT A photo of a young boy wearing glasses, giving a high-five to an unseen adult hand. The title banner reads "IDEA AT 50." Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "IDEA serves children as young as infancy and toddlerhood through its Part C early intervention services. But administrative and funding barriers mean only about half who qualify are enrolled." The source is cited at the bottom.

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We enjoyed meeting with disability rights leaders from Georgia as part of the State Dept's International Visitor Leadership Program. We shared policy and advocacy priorities and found commonalities between disability rights efforts in our two countries. Thanks for joining us!
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"Trump is deflecting the blame of a horrific mid-air collision on disabled employees and other employees hired under DEI programs. All disabled employees are required to be able to perform all essential job requirements without accommodations. Trump should be looking to investigate the tragedy and provide comfort to the families, not punch down to advance his political agenda with zero evidence." - Mia Ives-Rublee, Senior Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress.

ALT "Trump is deflecting the blame of a horrific mid-air collision on disabled employees and other employees hired under DEI programs. All disabled employees are required to be able to perform all essential job requirements without accommodations. Trump should be looking to investigate the tragedy and provide comfort to the families, not punch down to advance his political agenda with zero evidence." - Mia Ives-Rublee, Senior Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress.

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Check out our toolkit on submitting a comment on the new @USDOL 14(c) rule, which will eliminate a program that allows organizations to pay disabled workers subminimum wages. Disabled workers deserve #FairWages americanprogress.org/article…
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Today is the first-ever #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay! We are working with @NPWF to raise awareness about the pay gaps keeping disabled women in poverty. Join us at the #DisabledWomensEPD presser shorturl.at/r0dzN and check out our Twitter chat with @CAPWomen below.
White background with blue font reads save the date information: Join us for a social media storm to raise awareness on the first ever Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day September 18, 2024 11am Pacific 2pm Eastern. Full-time, year-round disabled women earn 67 cents for every $1 paid to nondisabled men. It’s time for a policy change. Three images of women with various disabilities, followed by hashtags #DisabledWomensEPD #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay and the Equal Pay Today logo on the bottom right.

ALT White background with blue font reads save the date information: Join us for a social media storm to raise awareness on the first ever Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day September 18, 2024 11am Pacific 2pm Eastern. Full-time, year-round disabled women earn 67 cents for every $1 paid to nondisabled men. It’s time for a policy change. Three images of women with various disabilities, followed by hashtags #DisabledWomensEPD #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay and the Equal Pay Today logo on the bottom right.

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We are so thankful for Christina Stafford for interning at @amprog. Christina is about to start her junior year at Elon University majoring in English & Political Science. Her plans are to obtain her JD & PHD in order to do political advocacy. We're excited for her future!
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The #DisCo knows food insecurity all too well. Access to quality food is essential -- and our policies should reflect that.
Blue shaded background of a grocery cart in a grocery aisle. Bold white text: In March 2021, more than half of disabled Medicare recipients under the age of 65 reported not having enough food.

ALT Blue shaded background of a grocery cart in a grocery aisle. Bold white text: In March 2021, more than half of disabled Medicare recipients under the age of 65 reported not having enough food.

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Welcome to @CAPDisability’s Let’s Talk About It: Administrative Burdens Twitter Chat. #SimplifyTheSafetyNet
Graphic that has three different speaking bubbles. The first bubble says “Let’s Talk About It (Twitter Chat).” The second bubble says “Administrative Burdens in Critical Programs Make It Harder for Disabled People to Access Vital Support.” The third bubble says “December 9 at 12pm ET.”

ALT Graphic that has three different speaking bubbles. The first bubble says “Let’s Talk About It (Twitter Chat).” The second bubble says “Administrative Burdens in Critical Programs Make It Harder for Disabled People to Access Vital Support.” The third bubble says “December 9 at 12pm ET.”

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Happy Election Day! Being under guardianship shouldn't affect your right to vote -- but in many states it does.
Dark blue text on a light gray background: From 2015 to 2021, more than 4,000 Virginians* (in red text for emphasis) were placed under guardianship. *Only 10 of them have had their rights restored. Small gray text: CAP analysis of 2021 Virginia Circuit Case Management System data In bottom right corner, a small blue square with white letters CAP.

ALT Dark blue text on a light gray background: From 2015 to 2021, more than 4,000 Virginians* (in red text for emphasis) were placed under guardianship. *Only 10 of them have had their rights restored. Small gray text: CAP analysis of 2021 Virginia Circuit Case Management System data In bottom right corner, a small blue square with white letters CAP.

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Tune in at 12:10pm EST to hear our director @SeeMiaRoll speak about the need for inclusive food security research @WhiteHouse Hunger Conference 2022! #WHConfHungerHealth 🔜youtube.com/watch?v=lK4xuJhv…
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