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From: White House Office of Public Engagement <OPE at mail.whitehouse.gov> 
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Subject: White House Disability Community Engagement Newsletter

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Disability Community Engagement Newsletter
August 28, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration
Celebrates the 2024 Paralympics and Disability Pride

This week, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Biden will host former Paralympians, adaptive sports teams, educators, students with disabilities, advocates, and families during the White House Paralympics and Disability Pride Open House. 

>From the Newsroom:

*	 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=242ba3ace9&e=7ae6290504> President Biden Announces Full Presidential Delegations to Paris, France to Attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games | The White House
*	 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=3e9e48f59b&e=7ae6290504> U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way (PROWAG) 
*	 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=80ea4334ae&e=7ae6290504> HUD Takes Action to Support Community Living for People with Disabilities | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Watch and Share:
"Investing in America: Accessibility for All"

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As the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games commence in Paris, the U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing a new episode of its Investing in America video series. The video, titled “ <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=1f1b2306a9&e=7ae6290504> Accessibility for All,” highlights how even for some of the greatest athletes in the world and a sitting U.S. Senator, basic transportation can still be a challenge – and what the Biden-Harris Administration is doing to fix that. 

Featuring Matt Scott, a former five-time Paralympian and gold medalist in men’s wheelchair basketball, Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, a two-time Paralympian and bronze medalist in women’s wheelchair racing, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the video focuses on how the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making once-in-a-generation investments to improve our transportation systems for millions of Americans with limited mobility and disabilities.  

With over 60,000 projects and counting, the infrastructure bill represents one of the largest investments in the history of the United States to increase accessibility, by ensuring new infrastructure has curb cuts, building more accessible airports, and adding elevators to some of our nation’s oldest transit stations. And through the stories of Senator Duckworth, Matt, and Anjali, the video demonstrates why these infrastructure investments are so important for the disability community. 

Projects underway thanks to the infrastructure law range from massive retrofits to legacy rail systems, modernizing and retrofitting airport terminals, improving sidewalks, pedestrian signals, and more. Any project funded by the infrastructure bill is required to be compliant with the Americans with Disability Act – making it the largest investment in accessible American infrastructure in our nation’s history. Additionally, the Department has issued a  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=fab1c28b30&e=7ae6290504> final rule and proposed a  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=2eb366f848&e=7ae6290504> new rule for safe and accessible air travel, supported  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=dbb2783f9a&e=7ae6290504> accessibility guidelines, provided updated educational resources for grant applicants, and more. 

Examples of key accessibility initiatives include:  

*	Funded over $1 billion in projects through the  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=5bc54d91a6&e=7ae6290504> All Stations Accessibility Program at transit and rail stations across the country to ensure all public areas are accessible to people with disabilities. 
*	Awarded $5 billion to improve the nation’s airports through the  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=7f5ba3d3e3&e=7ae6290504> Airport Terminal Program. To date, the Department has invested in accessibility improvements for more than 150 airports. 
*	Funded new Amtrak trains that will have accessible bathrooms, café cars, wheelchair lifts and more. 
*	Established a  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=65679750f6&e=7ae6290504> final rule on accessible lavatories on aircraft, requiring airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle aircraft large enough to permit a passenger with a disability and an attendant to approach, enter, and maneuver within as necessary to use the aircraft lavatory. 
*	Proposed a new rule to  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=65195e24cb&e=7ae6290504> ensure safe and dignified accommodations for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs. 

Share the video:  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=d8f2c7deec&e=7ae6290504> Twitter,  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=a20ff6a53f&e=7ae6290504> Facebook,  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=a1158ceb5c&e=7ae6290504> Threads, and  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=072c5a19b8&e=7ae6290504> Instagram

ICYMI: President Biden and Vice President Harris Delivered Remarks on Lowering Costs for the American People

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On August 15, President Biden and Vice President Harris delivered remarks on the progress they are making to lower costs for the American people.
 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=f1f5241a48&e=7ae6290504> FACT SHEET: Two Years In, the Inflation Reduction Act is Lowering Costs for Millions of Americans, Tackling the Climate Crisis, and Creating Jobs | The White House
 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=83300da2ba&e=7ae6290504> Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris on the Progress They Are Making to Lower Costs for the American People | Largo, MD | The White House

ICYMI: White House Social Security Act Anniversary

Social Security is the bedrock of financial security for older adults and people with disabilities. Millions of Americans have been working their whole lives, paying into Social Security and want to know that they can count on these programs to be there when they need them.

On the 89th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted Social Security beneficiaries and advocates for a conversation about the future of this vital program and Biden-Harris Administration actions to strengthen and improve Social Security. 

Watch and share the video:  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=6184d2b370&e=7ae6290504> https://youtu.be/yy3N-LycudE

Featured speakers:
•    Brandon DeBot, Special Assistant to the President for Tax Policy, National Economic Council
•    Kelly Buckland, Disability Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Transportation
•    Theo Braddy, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living
•    Kathryn Edwards, Adjunct Economist, RAND 
•    Steve Gleason, Co-Founder, Team Gleason
•    Tracey Gronniger, Managing Director for Justice in Aging’s Economic Security team
•    Representative John Larson
•    Commissioner Martin O’Malley
•    Neera Tanden, White House Domestic Policy Advisor
•    Anna Perng, Senior Advisor, White House Office of Public Engagement
•    Dr. Bryan Smith, White House Fellow

RSVP for the 
Biweekly Aging, Disability, and Health Communities Call

Topic:      White House Office of Public Engagement Biweekly Aging, Disability, and Health Communities Call
When:     September 5, 2024 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Where:     Register in advance for this webinar
 <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=e976436b29&e=7ae6290504> https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_l3tvkai0S1m1I9m4zKzuPg

Join OPE Senior Advisors Artin Chavez-Fernandez and Anna Perng for updates. ASL and CART will be provided. 

Applications Open

Due August 29:  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=81040475ad&e=7ae6290504> Biden-Harris Administration Selects 99 Communities for Grants Aimed at Making Local Roads Safer; Invites Applications for Future Rounds of Funding | US Department of Transportation

Apply:  <https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=a958ce2ed7&e=7ae6290504> The White House Opens Volunteer Applications for the 2024 Holiday Season | The White House

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Best regards,

Anna Perng
Senior Advisor
The White House Office of Public Engagement

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