[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: UCP Washington Wire -- March 13, 2014

[Carlos Montas]

Good evening to all just passing along this information. 

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> Date: March 13, 2014 at 3:00:16 PM EDT
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> Subject: UCP Washington Wire -- March 13, 2014
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> March 13, 2014
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> CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES
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> Bipartisan Group of Representatives Introduces Legislation to Increase Federal Funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
> This week, Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Tim Walz, (D-MN), Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chris Gibson (R-NY),) and David McKinley (R-WV) introduced H.R. 4136, The IDEA Full Funding Act. The IDEA Full Funding Act would increase spending over the next ten years to bring the federal share of funding for special education up to 40 percent, the amount promised when the law was first enacted in 1975. Learn more and get a summary of the bill.
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> Senators Propose Bill to Increase Dollar Limit in Supplemental Security Income
> Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation last week meant to strengthen Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for the most vulnerable Americans, including elderly, disabled, and blind Americans, and 1.3 million children. SSI provides need-based support to more than eight million of our country’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens. Under the new bill, the amount of money that SSI recipients could save without losing access to their benefits would rise for the first time in over twenty years. Learn more about the bill, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act. 
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> ON THE HORIZON
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> Reminder: Register today for UCP's 2014 Annual Conference!
> UCP Affiliates: Are you interested in attending this year's Annual Conference? It will take place from April 10 to 12 in Nashville, Tenn., and provide a unique opportunity for UCP and our affiliate family to come together to learn from each other, discuss how to adapt to an ever-changing policy environment, identify new ways to talk about disability in a way that resonates with a variety of key audiences, and develop a road map for our future. Join us as we plan the next exciting chapter for UCP. Early-bird registration ends tomorrow!
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> March Full Spectrum
> The latest issue of UCP's monthly newsletter, Full Spectrum, was recently published. It features information about UCP's upcoming 2014 Annual Conference, the Disability Policy Seminar, UCP's new Development staff members, an article published by our Life Labs team on the do-it-yourself movement and a Mission Moment highlighting UCP of Georgia's experience with the severe winter storm that hit Atlanta. It also includes content from both Brave Kids and My Child Without Limits, two UCP initiatives that provide information and resources for children with disabilities and their parents. Read the whole issue!
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> Social Security Ticket to Work Program to Hold Webinar
> On March 26, 2014, from 3-4:30 pm EST, the Social Security Ticket to Work program will hold a webinar to answer some of your most frequently asked questions like, “What if I’m ready to work?” and “What happens when I succeed at work?”  The Ticket to Work program and other work incentives that may help you keep your benefits while you explore employment or receive vocational rehabilitation services. Register here, or call 1-866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967(TTY)  with any questions.
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> For more information on this Washington Wire, contact: Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org.
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