ADA Amendments Act and Beyond: Building Unity with a National Agenda for Disability Rights

The ADA Watch/NCDR Board and State Steering Committee announced, in a show of unity with other disability organizations, its support of the ADA Amendments Act.
 
This is not, however, the ADA Restoration Act we all worked so hard on and it is quickly moving forward without the support of key disability rights organizations and leaders. The [...]

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Support Community Choice Act

The ADAPT Community wants you to Kick-Off the Introduction of the Community Choice Act on on March 24th!  We want YOU to celebrate the introduction of the most important health care reform for people with disabilities in this country — Community Choice Act!

We intend to give all of you the opportunity to be connected directly to the chamber [...]

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