Access, benefits, and independence
Rights and supports for people with disabilities: the ADA and accessibility, Social Security disability benefits, special education, home- and community-based care, and employment. The issue cuts across healthcare, education, labor, technology and transportation.
Issue
Disability
Access, benefits, and independence
Why it connects to…
Special education under IDEA is one of the largest federal commitments to people with disabilities.
Medicaid funds most long-term and home-based care that people with disabilities rely on.
Employment rights, accommodations and benefit rules decide whether people with disabilities can work.
Accessibility standards decide whether websites, apps and devices work for everyone.
Accessible transit and paratransit are required by the ADA and funded through transportation law.
Special education under IDEA is one of the largest federal commitments to people with disabilities.
Medicaid funds most long-term and home-based care that people with disabilities rely on.
Employment rights, accommodations and benefit rules decide whether people with disabilities can work.
Accessibility standards decide whether websites, apps and devices work for everyone.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Accessible transit and paratransit are required by the ADA and funded through transportation law.