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Elinore McCance-Katz: Implement Certified Clinic Program To Help Homeless Veterans, Improve National Mental Health

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"The reach of the Veterans Administration Health System is limited and often veterans in need cannot get to a VA health facility," notes Able Americans Senior Fellow Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz in a commentary published at Stars and Stripes. But Dr ...
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Mark Mostert: The Social Security Disability Nightmare

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In a commentary published at The American Thinker, Able Americans Senior Researcher Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D., examines the multitude of problems facing people with disabilities when they try to access their Social Security Insurance (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance ...
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Remembering R.J. Smith

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The National Center recently lost a dear friend and colleague, Robert J. ("R.J.") Smith. For nearly 20 years -- from 2005 until his passing in April -- R.J. was a senior fellow in environmental policy at the National Center.  He ...
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Rachel Barkley and Megan Burke: Americans With Disabilities Are at a Breaking Point. Are Politicians Listening?

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"Individuals with disabilities are at higher risk of financial distress, homelessness, food insecurity, unsustainable medical debt, having their children taken away from them and more," write Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley and Petrizzo Group Principal Megan Burke in a commentary published by The Hill. And ...
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Bonner Cohen: Biden White House Starts End Run Around Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling

Bonner Cohen: Biden White House Starts End Run Around Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling

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National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., says the Biden administration has again set its sights on controlling American wetlands, despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Sackett v. EPA, “which dramatically reduced federal protections for wetlands in one of ...
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Bonner Cohen: Most ‘Green’ States Are Laggards in Economic Growth

Bonner Cohen: Most ‘Green’ States Are Laggards in Economic Growth

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Is the grass greener economically in states where policies are greener? In a commentary published at The Orange County Register, National Center Senior Fellow Dr. Bonner Cohen lined up two recent state rankings -- one examining environmental policies and one ...
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Rachel Barkley: Assisted Suicide Degrades the Value of Disabled Lives

Rachel Barkley: Assisted Suicide Degrades the Value of Disabled Lives

Able Americans, Commentary /
"Laws that enable physician-assisted suicide inculcate a harmful culture for people of all types of disabilities, and they are unfortunately spreading beyond Europe and Canada to the United States," writes Able Americans Director Rachel K. Barkley in a commentary syndicated ...
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Mark Mostert: Across the Disability Community, Everyone Can Agree on More Than You Think

Able Americans, Commentary /
Supporting people with disabilities is an endeavor upon which all Americans should be able to agree, argues Able Americans Senior Researcher Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D., and helping these individuals access the resources they need is an especially worthwhile pursuit. But ...
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Mark Mostert: Prioritize Resources for Veterans, Not for Illegal Aliens

Able Americans, Commentary /
Are our military veterans being shortchanged to support our nation's influx of illegal immigrants? In a commentary published at The Washington Times, Dr. Mark P. Mostert of our Able Americans program clears up the confusion -- and the news is ...
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Mark Mostert: The Woke FAA Has an Inclusion Problem – But It’s Not What You Think

Able Americans, Commentary /
While it's laudable that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to increase job opportunities for people with disabilities, Able Americans' Dr. Mark P. Mostert calls the FAA's employment inclusion program "fervently misguided." In a column published at Human Events, Mark ...
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