This section is devoted to keeping you updated on issues TASH responds to whether it is a chapter testifying before their state legislature or TASH attending advocacy meetings in Washington, DC. Check back often to see the latest.
August 2008:
TASH Proposes Improvements to Federal Research (.doc)
Action Alert: Tell Hollywood the R-Word Hurts. TASH Responds to Tropic Thunder
TASH Responds to Michael Savage in this op-ed piece titled, Tuning In: The Truth About Autism (.doc)
June 2008:
House leadership is considering eliminating the targeted case management moratorium, as well as the moratoria on the provider tax and outpatient rules from the supplemental appropriations bill. Final decisions will be made in the next day - by close of business Thursday (June 5, 2008) at the latest. Please ask your networks, especially those in California and Wisconsin, to call their members and ask them to urge Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, and Representative George Miller to include the moratoria on the targeted case management rule in the supplemental appropriations bill. We have heard that Majority Leader Hoyer and Caucus Chairman Emanuel have been very supportive of keeping all moratoria in the bill. See CCD's letter to House and Senate Leadership (.doc)
May 2008:
Frank Melville Supporting Housing Investment Act of 2008 (H.R. 5772): Legislation will make significant changes and improvements to the Section 811 Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities program. Read CCD's analysis of the legislation (.pdf)
U.S. Department of Education releases notice proposed rulemaking under No Child Left Behind in the federal register (.pdf). View the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities’ analysis of the proposed rules (.doc).
March 2008:
TASH Opposes Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Proposed Rules which will hurt school district reimbursement (.doc)
TASH Supports passage of the Protecting of Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (H.R. 5613) (.doc) U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Chairman Dingell released a statement for the Medicaid Regulations hearing.
TASH urges the U.S. to sign the International Convention on Persons with Disabilities (.pdf)
For more information visit our International Issues Committee page.
TASH supports full funding for the Lifespan Respite Care Act (.doc) Letter to House Chairman and Ranking Member (.pdf) requeseting full funding for the Lifespan Repite Care Act. Twenty-six Members joined Rep. Langevin and Rep. Ferguson in making the request
February 2008:
TASH signs on to a letter of support for H.R. 4188, the IDEA Restoration Act! (.pdf)
H.R. 4188 will restore Congress' original intent when it passed the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986--to allow prevailing parents to recover their expert witness fees. Congress knew then that parents have far fewer resources than school districts and most cannot afford expert witness fees. Twenty-one years later, this remains true. Approximately 36% of children with disabilities live in families earning less than $25,000 a year; about 2/3 live in families earning less than $50,000 a year. Few parents can afford the thousands of dollars needed to pay qualified medical, educational, and technical experts. While parents must hire expert witnesses to testify, school districts can use therapists, psychologists, and other expert witnesses on their payroll or hire witnesses at public expense.
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