Advocacy Updates

Today, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 10:15 am, the US House of Representatives will hold a hearing on barriers to employment, including for people with disabilities.

A final settlement requires New Mexico to implement new policies and waiver standards designed to protect the health and safety of class members, to ensure timely and appropriate investigations of incidents and deaths, and to improve the quality and capacity of service providers. 

CPR submits comments urging SSA to withdraw proposed rule Removing Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category, RIN: 0960-AH86. The rule seeks to eliminate the inability to communicate in English as a factor to be considered by the agency at Step 5 of the disability analysis.

On April 1, 2019, CPR joined a number of national disability organizations to file a brief in the Texas v. US case, asking the Court of Appeals to reverse the district court’s ruling declaring the ACA unconstitutional.

CPR and 39 other education, privacy, disability rights, and civil rights organizations released ten principles to protect all students’ safety, privacy, and right to an equal education.

CPR and our partners in the HCBS Advocacy Coalition issued a statement regarding the CMS HCBS Settings Rule Guidance on Heightened Scrutiny Reviews

The current Money Follows the Person (MFP) funding will run out soon. Join us on March 6th to urge Congress to support community living and fund MFP.

CPR submitted comments strongly discouraging weakening current privacy protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rules.  The Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services is considering possible changes to the way protected health information of people with psychiatric disabilities or substance use disorders can be shared. 

This bill will phase out subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities while providing additional funding for competitive integrated employment.

CPR Supports the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 that would phase out of subminimum wage for people with disabilities.