Category: Able Americans

“The United States has only 18 mental health beds per 100,000 people, far below what is needed to serve people in need,” write Able Americans‘ Elinore McCance-Katz and Rachel Barkley in a commentary published at The Daily Caller. “For individuals with the most severe mental health conditions, ...

Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley was interviewed by The 19th about the Trump administration’s decision to lay off most employees within the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office: Reducing the Department of Education has long been a stated goal ...

“My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage a few times, and we’re not going to do it because I would lose my Medicaid, and it would cost us so much money for me to have private insurance.” After a ...

Each year, thousands of young Americans with disabilities age out of foster care and step into adulthood with little more than determination. Too often, they do so without the financial tools or education needed to build independence and stability. It ...

The National Center's Able Americans program and Free Enterprise Project teamed up to deliver a letter to the Uber board of directors yesterday seeking answers related to the recent lawsuit filed against Uber by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding ...

"People with disabilities are not broken. Our systems are," write Neil Romano and Sara Weir Rogers in a commentary posted at "Helen: The Journal of Human Exceptionality." They elaborate: The government doesn’t invest in their future, not because the need ...

"Unless it touches your life, it’s difficult to realize how many people with disabilities are being harmed by the very programs intended to help them," notes National Center for Public Policy Research Chairman David Ridenour. In a commentary published at The ...

Washington, D.C. - Able Americans, a project of the National Center for Public Policy Research, has released two important new reports aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with disabilities or mental illness. In “ABLE Accounts 3.0: Empowering People ...

On the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley reflects on where we are and where we still need to go. Her thoughts and her story are below. This month marks the 35th anniversary ...

The National Center's Able Americans project -- which is dedicated to supporting Americans living with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities -- has embarked on an exciting new chapter. Under the leadership of Rachel Barkley, we've launched a bold new look, ...