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by Glen Casebeer.
I serve on the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities because I've seen how the system fails Americans with disabilities. As the Congresswoman from WA's 6th Congressional District, I will fight for:
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I've seen how people who need the safety net are often those least able to access it — because of their disabilities. My friend whose anxiety prevented her from leaving the house to be assessed. My friend with Aspergers who didn't catch the subtext of a social worker's question.
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Increased educational opportunities for people with disabilities, including full funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.Pokaż ten wątek -
Inclusion of home-based and community-based care in a Medicare for All program.
Development of a completely accessible internet and technology landscape for people with disabilities.Pokaż ten wątek
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Increased training for law enforcement on how to interact with people with disabilities with respect and deescalation.
A jobs guarantee that includes good, $15+ per hour, union jobs for people with disabilities.Pokaż ten wątek
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Increased transportation funding for people with disabilities, so it doesn’t take five hours to make a 30-minute doctor’s appointment.
An end to the disrespectful sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities. If you work, you get paid at least minimum wage. Period.Pokaż ten wątek
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Protection & expansion of the Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI). SSDI is vitally important to 10m Americans, incl. children and veterans. The average disability benefit is about $1,200 a month. For many people, that is their entire income. It is not enough.Pokaż ten wątek
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The Disability Integration Act (DIA), so that people who need Long Term Services and Supports do not lose their basic civil rights by being forced into institutions.Pokaż ten wątek
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Thank you for these specific and reasonable proposals. I wish every member of Congress would educate themselves on policies to protect our most vulnerable citizens.
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This is great policy to advocate for, and is so needed.
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Wydaje się, że ładowanie zajmuje dużo czasu.
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