[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: Washington Wire -- July 24, 2014

[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: July 24, 2014 at 3:00:48 PM EDT
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> July 24, 2014
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> President Obama Signs Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act into Law
> On Tuesday afternoon, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law. The bill, which passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, aims to streamline federal workforce programs and overhaul the job training system for young people with disabilities. Learn more about WIOA, and its implications related to job training for people with disabilities.
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> Make a Commitment to Support the Disability Treaty
> This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) out of committee by a vote of 12-6. Now, more than ever, your Senators need to hear from you! It is crucial that the CRPD gets to the floor of the Senate before August Recess begins. Get more information and commit to passing the CRPD.
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> U.S. Department of Justice to Develop Disability Training for Police
> This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new plan that will develop disability training for police. Although DOJ did not release specific details, the new program stems from an incident that took place in 2013 when a man with down syndrome died after being restrained by three off-duty sheriff’s deputies when he refused to leave a Maryland movie theater. Get more information from Disability Scoop.
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> Centers for Disease Control Releases Annual Report on Improving Health of People with Disabilities
> On July 16, the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) released an annual report which shows that there are major health gaps that make it more challenging for a portion of people with disabilities in the United States to live the healthiest life possible. According to the report an estimated 4 in 10 people with disabilities are in fair or poor health. Learn more from the CDC.
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> STATE CHECK-UP
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> U.S. Court of Appeals Issue Contradictory Rulings Related to Health Law Subsidies 
> This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered a ruling in a 2-to-1 decision in Halbig v. Burwell that the IRS is not authorized to provide premium tax credits for insurance that individuals purchased on the federally facilitated exchanges. The same day, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, Virginia, handed down a contradictory ruling on the issue in a separate case. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) relies on subsidies to make insurance affordable for low and middle income Americans.  About 5.4 million people signed up for health insurance on the federal marketplace through the spring, the government says. Of them, about 87 percent received subsidies. Read on from The New York Times, or get more information from The Washington Post.
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> ON THE HORIZON.
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> U.S. Access Board to Host Webinar on Wireless Technology and Section 508
> On July 29, 2014 from 1-2:30pm ET, the U.S. Access Board will host a webinar on Wireless Technology and Section 508. The webinar will discuss common accessibility barriers for users of wireless technologies such as smartphones and electronic tablets, and what the wireless industry is doing to address them. Learn more and register for the webinar.
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> Social Security Ticket to Work Program to Hold Webinar
> On July 30, 2014, from 3-4:30 pm EST, the Social Security Ticket to Work program will hold a webinar that will discuss information related to Social Security programs and details related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, a regulation that prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment against people with disabilities and requires these employers to take action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain these people with disabilities. Register here, or call 1-866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967(TTY) with any questions.
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> For more information on the Washington Wire, please contact Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org.
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