Category: Able Americans
Repeating the Mistakes of the Past is No Way to Reshape Modern Disability Policy
"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 ...
David Ridenour: A Lifelong Battle: Parents Demand Dignified Care for Children with Disabilities
"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 ...
Able Americans Champions Concrete Reforms for Those Living with Disabilities or Mental Illness
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 ...
Rachel Barkley on the ADA’s Promise at 35: A Progress Report and a Call to Action
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 ...
Faces of the Disability Crisis: Able Americans Launches New Website and Video Series
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, ...
Rachel Barkley: Medicaid Reform Falls Short for People with Disabilities
"Speaker Johnson’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill' can do more to fix Medicaid for the truly vulnerable — Americans with disabilities," writes Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley in a commentary published at National Review. Rachel shares about the "bureaucratic maze" she ...
D.C. Event: People with Disabilities and the Imago Dei
This Friday on Capitol Hill, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley will be the featured speaker at a Faith and Law event entitled "Able to Succeed: People with Disabilities and the Imago Dei." The event description reads: People with disabilities are created ...
Rachel Barkley: Restore Medicaid’s Intent: Prioritize The Most Vulnerable Over Able-bodied Childless Adults
Medicaid was designed to care for America's most vulnerable, including those with disabilities, but the advent of ObamaCare changed everything. In a commentary published at The Hill, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley writes: The Medicaid program changed in 2010 with ...
Able Americans Calls Upon HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Empower and Protect the 100 Million Americans Affected by Disabilities
Washington, D.C. - As Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., promises to disrupt the U.S. healthcare system as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), spokespeople with the National Center for Public Policy Research and its ...
Able Americans Breaks Ground on ADA-Compliant Remodel of Freedom’s Embassy
A long-anticipated renovation to our headquarters, Freedom's Embassy, is now underway. The National Center's Able Americans program hosted an official groundbreaking on October 2 to commemorate the occasion. After nearly a year of negotiations, National Center COO David Almasi finally ...
