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[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: July 30, 2015 at 3:01:06 PM EDT
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> July 30, 2015
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> CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES
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> U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services Issue New Guidance on Health Care and  Job Training for Youth with Disabilities
> This morning, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in conjunction with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released a “Dear Colleague” letter aimed at youth service providers, state and local agencies and policymakers. The letter offers guidance to ensure that young people with disabilities or chronic health conditions receive health care transition and job training services under the Affordable Care Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Get more information and view the letter by visiting DOL.gov.
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> Senate Passes Resolution Commemorating 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
> On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution from U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) that commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Senator Hatch said, “As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ADA, we recognize it as a special kind of civil rights law because it not only prohibits discrimination but it requires reasonable accommodation. The ADA is designed not only to protect, but also to advance, to accept, and to embrace. It requires that we maintain a deep and broad consensus and learn from experience.” Senator Murray echoed the sentiment and also noted that, “While we have made progress, we need to look to the future for ways we can build on the foundation of this historic and significant civil rights law to create a better future for all Americans.” View the press release and read the resolution.
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> Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid 
> In celebration of the 50th anniversary of both Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have released a variety of new materials that highlight the ways in which these two important programs have transformed healthcare across the country. Get more information on the programs by visiting CMS.gov.
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> U.S. Access Board Releases New Guidance on Accessibility Standards
> On Monday, the U.S. Access Board released a new installment of its online guide to accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). The material features a series of technical bulletins covering requirements for accessible routes in Chapter 4 of the ADA and ABA Standards, including doors and gates, ramps and curb ramps, and elevators and platform lifts. View the updated guide to ADA and ABA standards here.
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> RAISE Family Caregiver Act Introduced in Both House and Senate
> The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (S. 1719) was introduced in the Senate on July 8, by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). It’s companion bill, (H.R. 3099) was introduced in the House the following week by Representatives Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Kathy Castor (D-FL). The bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act would require Congress to develop a national strategy to support family caregivers. It would also create an advisory panel that would bring together federal agencies, as well as public and private organizations that would advise and make recommendations on issues around how to recognize and support family caregivers. Learn more about the RAISE Family Caregiver Act.
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> One Social Security Act Introduced in the House of Representatives
> Last week, Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced the One Social Security Act (H.R. 3150). The bill would avert a 19 percent across-the-board cut to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits at the end of 2016 through merging the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Funds into a single Trust Fund. Learn more about the One Social Security Act by viewing a summary of the bill.
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> STATE CHECK-UP
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> U.S. Department of Justice Announces Project Civic Access Settlements in Georgia and North Carolina
> The Justice Department today announced agreements with Lumpkin County, Georgia (Lumpkin) and Robeson County, North Carolina (Robeson), to improve access to all aspects of civic life for people with disabilities. Under the agreements, Lumpkin and Robeson will take important steps to improve access for people with disabilities, such as: physically modifying facilities surveyed by the Department so that parking, routes into buildings, entrances, service areas and counters, restrooms, public telephones, and drinking fountains are accessible to people with disabilities; posting, publishing and distributing notices to inform members of the public of the provisions of the ADA and their applicability to Lumpkin and Robeson's programs, services and activities; officially recognizing Georgia and North Carolina telephone relay services, respectively, as key means of communicating with individuals who are deaf, are hard-of-hearing, or have speech impairments and training staff in using the relay service for telephone communications; developing a method for providing information for interested persons with disabilities concerning the existence and location of Lumpkin and Robeson's accessible services, activities and programs; and ensuring that all of the Lumpkin and Robeson webpages comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 and website accessibility.
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> U.S. Department of Justice Issues New Report Finding that Georgia Illegally Segregates Students with Disabilities
> Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issue findings that the state of Georgia’s school program, Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS), illegally segregates students with disabilities. The DOJ has found this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and has also applied Olmstead in the context of education to these findings. Read on at the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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> For more information on the Washington Wire, please contact Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org.
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