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

• APA Comments to the National Assessments Governing Board on the Testing of Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners
• APA Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities
• APA letter in support of H.R. 4188, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
• APA Comment on Proposed Rulemaking regarding Part C of IDEA - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

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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