Policy Initiatives Affecting People with Disabilities

  Correspondence | Regulations/Federal Agency Activity | Legislative Activity | Briefing Sheets | Related Links

Official Correspondence

Letter to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Regarding the inclusion in the Current Population Survey of statistics that reflect the labor status of individuals with disabilities

Comments on the Job Corps Health Questionaire June 4 2007

Comments on IDEA Part C Regulations July 23 2007

Comments to the Interagency Committee on Disability Research August 14 2007

Comments on Medicaid Coverage of Rehabilitative Services October 12 2007

Regulations/Federal Agency Activity

• APA Letter to Assistant Secretary John Hager Regarding the Development of Regulations to Implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) (2/05)

• APA's Comments on IDEA Goals and Performance Measures (7/04)
  

Legislative Activity

Briefing Sheets and Congressional Briefings

• Whither Medicaid?  A Briefing Paper on Mental Health Issues in Medicaid Restructuring (3/05)

• House Medicaid Cuts Devastating for Americans with Mental Illnesses, Say Advocates (3/05)

• • Information about Children with Behavioral Disorders

  Related Links

  • APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology (CDIP)

  • Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)

  • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)

  • National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation (NIDRR)

  • CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)

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