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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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Able Americans Calls Upon HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Empower and Protect 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 ...
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 ...
Elinore McCance-Katz: Implement Certified Clinic Program To Help Homeless Veterans, Improve National Mental Health
“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 ...
Mark Mostert: The Social Security Disability Nightmare
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 ...
Able Americans Offers Policy Solutions for 100 Million Americans with Disabilities — and Their Caretakers
Washington, D.C. — Today, leaders with Able Americans, a project of the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), released “Able to Succeed: A Policy Reform Agenda for ...
Rachel Barkley and Megan Burke: Americans With Disabilities Are at a Breaking Point. Are Politicians Listening?
“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 ...
