Public Policy Center

Maintain and Fund All Protection and Advocacy Programs, And ACL IDD Programs – Disability Consortium Request to Congress

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) asking Congressional appropriations committees to maintain and fund the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, including  the SAMHSA PAMI. The letter also asks that ACL programs serving persons with IDD be maintained and funded. The July 14 letter is here: PDF. […]

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Medicaid Reconciliation Act – Disability, Aging, HCBS Leaders Statement

AAHD is an active member of both the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), focused on home-and-community-based services and related LTSS. Over the months AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined numerous DAC and CCD statements opposed to Administration and Congressional Medicaid reduction/cut-back proposals. Available here is the July […]

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Maintain and Fund 5 ACL Disability Programs – Disability Consortium Request to Congress

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) asking Congressional appropriations committees to maintain and fund five Administration for Community Living (ACL) disability programs targeted by the Administration for elimination. The five programs are:  UCEDD; DD Projects of National Significance; Limb Loss and Paralysis Resource Centers; and the P&A […]

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Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Legislation Introduced

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 110 organizations led by the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC) supporting proposed legislation to create a new federal grant program to address mental wellness and toxic stress, emergencies, and disasters. Our colleague organization Mental Health America is one of the 110 supporters. Available here are: statement of need […]

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ACL and NIDILRR Reductions – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition Opposition and Dismay

AAHD is a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) steering committee member. DRRC has issued a statement of opposition and dismay at recent staffing and operations reductions at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and its impact on the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).  The July 23 DRRC statement is […]

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