Podcasts about disability policy

As the Trump administration seeks to escalate its immigration crackdown, the government has turned to a concerning source of information for data on immigrants: the Social Security Administration. Reports indicate that Elon Musk's DOGE initiative and the Department of Homeland Security successfully pushed Social Security officials to provide access to what's commonly known as the “Death Master File,” allowing the government to mark living immigrants as dead in the Social Security Administration's systems. The goal, according to press reports, is to make the lives of these individuals so difficult that they choose to leave the country. What exactly is the Death Master File, and why is this strategy so alarming? To understand, Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic spoke to Kathleen Romig, Director of Social Security and Disability Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Devin O'Connor, a senior fellow at the center. They explained the unsettling implications of tinkering with the Death Master File and situated these efforts within the broader scope of the Trump administration—and DOGE's—repeated attacks on Social Security.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 29, 2025 ~ There has been a surge in Social Security claims due to fear and confusion of that money going away. Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and Disability Policy at the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities, joins Lloyd, Jamie, and Chris Renwick to discuss using caution when making Social Security decisions.

Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode.Welcome to Season 5, Episode 13 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Understanding Policy and Plan Language and Terminology."Join attorney Nancy L. Cavey, a leading expert in disability claims, for an insightful discussion on the critical role that policy and plan language plays in your disability claim. From the meaning of “proof of claim” to unexpected travel restrictions, and even how unrealistic settlement expectations can sink your case, this episode is packed with real-world examples and legal insights. Learn why understanding the fine print of your ERISA plan could be the key to winning your benefits.In this episode, we'll cover the following topics:One - Do You Have to Provide Your Disability Carrier With Objective Evidence of Illness to Get Your ERISA Disability Benefits?Two - Unrealistic Settlement Expectations Doom ERISA Mediation – “If My Wife Doesn't Get 100% of the Full Value of Her Claim, I'm Going to Divorce Her.”Three - Can I Travel Overseas and Collect My ERISA Disability Benefits?Four - Why the Language in an ERISA Summary Plan Description and an Administrative Service Agreement Can Make All the Difference in How an ERISA Disability Claim Is Handled and by WhomWhether you're a claimant, or simply seeking valuable insights into the disability claims landscape, this episode provides essential guidance to help you succeed in your journey. Don't miss it.Listen to Our Sister Podcast:We have a sister podcast - Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. Give it a listen: https://wiessdpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Resources Mentioned in This Episode:LINK TO ROBBED OF YOUR PEACE OF MIND: https://mailchi.mp/caveylaw/ltd-robbed-of-your-piece-of-mindLINK TO THE DISABILITY INSURANCE CLAIM SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS: https://mailchi.mp/caveylaw/professionals-guide-to-ltd-benefitsFREE CONSULT LINK: https://caveylaw.com/contact-us/Need Help Today?:Need help with your Long-Term Disability or ERISA claim? Have questions? Please feel welcome to reach out to use for a FREE consultation. Just mention you listened to our podcast.Review, like, and give us a thumbs up wherever you are listening to Winning Isn't Easy. We love to see your feedback about our podcast, and it helps us grow and improve.Please remember that the content shared is for informational purposes only, and should not replace personalized legal advice or guidance from qualified professionals. 

Social Security is already starting to experience some issues after being in DOGE crosshairs. Tommy talks about it with Kathleen Romig, Director of Social Security and Disability Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Harkin Institute, a non-partisan think tank established at Drake University, is a leader in developing disability workforce policy.  Daniel Van Sant, Director of Disability Policy, joins the podcast to talk about an international summit the institute held in Washington D.C. and how some of the topics of discussion coming from that summit can help Iowa businesses lead the way on hiring Iowans with disabilities.

Host Billy Gwaltney dives into the crucial topic of disability policies and how they are impacted when your income changes in this episode of Cover Your Assets. As a vital piece of security for many professionals, understanding the mechanics of these policies can save you from a potential financial pitfall. Billy breaks down the importance of non-cancelable and guaranteed renewable policies and provides clear guidance on managing your coverage amidst income fluctuations.  Explore the finer details of maintaining optimal protection, even when life throws a curveball.   Episode Highlights:  What non-cancelable and guaranteed renewable means for your disability policy. (04:44)  How increased coverage works with future income reductions. (02:30)  The flexibility of reducing your coverage and premium. (04:50)  Personalized advice for managing your disability policy effectively. (05:59)    The Cover Your Assets Podcast is on a mission to help physicians like you get their disability insurance right. You've spent years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a physician – this is the career that will give you and your family everything you've dreamed of! Don't let accidents, illness, or injury destroy your hard work and the life you deserve. You know you need to be insured, but how do you sort through the mountains of information when you barely have enough time to eat? On the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney, head of Professional Planning Group, Inc., shows you exactly what you need to do to protect your income and way of life.  For more tips and advice, connect with the CYA Podcast on YouTube and visit the Professional Planning Group online. Stay up to date with Billy on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠.  If you have questions, feedback, or just want to connect, email Billy at ⁠billy@ownoccdisability.com.⁠ 

Ever wondered what happens to your disability policy if your income increases in the future? In this episode of the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney tackles this common question for physicians and other high-income professionals.   Through his expertise as an independent broker, Billy explores the intricacies of adjusting your private specialty occupation disability coverage as your salary grows. With insightful explanations and practical advice, you'll understand how to keep your financial safety net robust as your career progresses.  Episode Highlights:  Explanation of future increase options and benefit increase riders. (02:06)  Insurance companies' calculations for coverage amounts and potential caps. (03:39)  The critical need for proactively increasing your coverage; and what happens if you don't. (05:38)  The Cover Your Assets Podcast is on a mission to help physicians like you get their disability insurance right. You've spent years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a physician – this is the career that will give you and your family everything you've dreamed of! Don't let accidents, illness, or injury destroy your hard work and the life you deserve. You know you need to be insured, but how do you sort through the mountains of information when you barely have enough time to eat? On the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney, head of Professional Planning Group, Inc., shows you exactly what you need to do to protect your income and way of life.  For more tips and advice, connect with the CYA Podcast on YouTube and visit the Professional Planning Group online. Stay up to date with Billy on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠.  If you have questions, feedback, or just want to connect, email Billy at ⁠billy@ownoccdisability.com.⁠ 

Action aimed at further transforming the national education sector has resulted in the creation of a Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy. The groundbreaking effort marks the attainment of a goal previously attempted, but never before achieved.

About the Guest(s):Dr. Andrea Harkins-Brown is the Program Director for Disability Policy and Systems Change and an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Technology and Education within Johns Hopkins University School of Education. With a background as a special educator in public schools in Maryland, Dr. Harkins-Brown has extensive experience serving students with autism and significant cognitive disabilities. Her career transitioned from classroom teaching to higher education and research, focusing on leveraging technology to enhance special education services. Her work at Johns Hopkins includes supporting state and local school districts to improve special education implementation and outcomes through innovative research.Episode Summary:In this engaging episode of the Think Inclusive podcast, host Tim Villegas and Dr. Andrea Harkins-Brown of Johns Hopkins University explore how AI can revolutionize individualized education programs (IEPs) by reducing teacher workloads, enhancing procedural compliance, and allowing educators to focus more on teaching. Dr. Harkins-Brown shares insights from her research at the Center for Technology and Education, where her team is exploring how AI can streamline IEP creation, addressing the high attrition rates among special educators due to paperwork burdens. They discuss the potential of AI to analyze data, offer evidence-based recommendations, and generate language for IEPs, while also considering ethical implications, bias mitigation, and the need for rigorous testing before large-scale implementation in education.Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/h77GRXniZr5pkAyRS_7sYmgOXT0Key Takeaways:AI tools promise to alleviate the heavy paperwork burden on special educators, enabling them to focus more on meaningful classroom instruction and student interaction.The effective deployment of AI in IEP development could involve AI making preliminary recommendations or content generation, subject to educator validation and customization.AI has the potential to improve procedural compliance and reduce implicit biases in IEPs by providing objective suggestions and ensuring transparent development processes.Thorough research and evaluation are crucial to understanding AI's effectiveness in producing quality IEPs compared to current methods.Integrating AI in education necessitates ethical programming, addressing biases, and ensuring tools truly benefit teachers and students rather than exacerbating existing issues.Resources:Center for Technology and Education (CTE): https://education.jhu.edu/cte/Andrea Harkins Brown on X: https://twitter.com/andreahparrishAI in Education Webinar: https://www.aiforeducation.io/harnessing-ai-in-special-education-a-four-part-seriesThanks to our sponsor, IXL! Learn more: https://ixl.com/inclusiveMCIE: https://mcie.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How are the voices of disabled people used in policy? Amelia talked to Chloe-Schendel Wilson, Co-Founder and Director of thinktank The Disability Policy Centre, to learn how their research is used to inform campaigners and politicians. Learn more about the Disability Policy Centre on their website -https://thedisabilitypolicycentre.org/ Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. RNIB is written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath, 'Connect Radio' written in smaller black letters. 

Today we roll out a new series on the podcast called COPAA Conversations by chatting with Denise Marshall, the CEO of the Council of Parents, Attorneys, and Advocates. COPAA's mission is to protect and enforce the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. The organization offers trainings, an amazing conference, public policy work, legal assistance, really effective committees, and more! It's seriously my one-stop shop for information and community in my work. Denise and I chat about all things COPAA in this episode, and of course, we dive into some of our favorite advocacy tools and ideas! I hope you'll join us and check out COPAA! Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/Tx38ehX5c7M Denise Stile Marshall, M.S. - Denise has led the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) since 2005. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in Applied Behavioral Science. Denise has over 40 years' experience in the field of disabilities in a variety of support, management, and advocacy capacities. She has a wealth of non-profit association management experience and is a dynamic trainer, experienced in leading sessions for participants of diverse abilities and experience levels. Prior to becoming the CEO of COPAA Denise was the Director of Training and Educational Outreach for the national organization TASH from 1995-2005, the Program Manager and trainer for Maryland Leaders in Disability Policy; and a Positive Behavior Support specialist and Director of the National Training Center for The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Maryland among other consulting and management positions. Denise's specific areas of interest are civil right to quality education, positive behavioral supports, prevention and reduction in the use of restraints, abolishment of seclusion and aversive techniques, family supports, grassroots advocacy, self-advocacy, and experiential learning. Denise and her husband are the parents of two children and have three grandchildren, one of whom has Down syndrome.

Is it fair that Shamima Begum has been declared stateless? Should Labour prioritise disability policy more? Has taxpayers money paid for Liz Truss' trip to the Conservative Political Action Conference in the US? Listen to Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more on this week's Question Time. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every year, early-career scholars join Mathematica for a summer to work on independent research related to improving public well-being. As prospective applicants prepare to apply by the Feb. 29 deadline for the 2024 Summer Fellowship program, Mathematica's On the Evidence podcast spoke with last year's fellows (Laurin Bixby, Carla Wellborn, and Luis Carlos Carvajal-Osorio) about what is at stake in the questions they're investigating, why they're interested in applied research, and what they found difficult and rewarding about applied public policy research. A full transcript is available at https://mathematica.org/blogs/using-schools-to-improve-child-health-why-black-families-choose-to-homeschool-their-kids-and-what

As a physician, how do you choose the right disability policy for your specific needs, to protect your income and way of life? From understanding the importance of private coverage to exploring the three non-negotiable components of a quality policy, host Billy Gwaltney provides valuable insights to help you make an informed decision. Discover why relying solely on employer policies or group coverage may not provide the necessary protection, find out which companies are offering the best coverage, and learn the three non-negotiable components of a quality disability policy.   Listen to this episode for crucial tips and to gain the peace of mind that financial security brings.  Episode Highlights:  The significance of owning a private disability policy and the importance of comprehensive definitions. (00:38)  Four insurance companies currently offering private, non-cancelable, and guaranteed renewable disability coverage. (2:50)  Understand why the name brand or popularity of an insurance company is not as important as the contract itself. (5:28)  Explore the three non-negotiable components of a quality disability policy: true specialty own occupation definition, enhanced residual benefit, and long-term recovery benefit. (6:36)  The Cover Your Assets Podcast is on a mission to help physicians like you get their disability insurance right. You've spent years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a physician – this is the career that will give you and your family everything you've dreamed of! Don't let accidents, illness, or injury destroy your hard work and the life you deserve. You know you need to be insured, but how do you sort through the mountains of information when you barely have enough time to eat? On the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney shows you exactly what you need to do to protect your income and way of life.  Stay up to date with Billy on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, or ⁠YouTube⁠.   If you have questions, feedback, or just want to connect, email Billy at ⁠billy@ownoccdisability.com.⁠  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/billy-gwaltney/message

Interviewee: Dr. Kara Ayers Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD Description: In this episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interview Dr. Kara Ayers disability researcher and associate director of the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Together they  discuss advocacy work, interprofessional collaboration,  the language we use when describing marginalized communities and how ableism impacts the health outcomes and safety of our patients.  Resources: (1) Evolution of Disability Language (2) How to talk to kids about people with disabilities (3) @ThinkEquitable Transcript Bio: Dr. Kara Ayers is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where she is also Associate Director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She's co-founder of the Disabled Parenting Project. She's recently launched the National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality. Her research interests include health equity, disability ethics, and anti-ableism. Produced by: Gabe Abrams, Jake Feeman and Lisa Meeks Digital Media: Katie Sullivan Keywords: disability, anti-ableism, disability ethics, disability mentorship, disability policy, health equity, intersectionality, docswithdisabilities, medical education.  

In this episode, host Billy Gwaltney takes a deep dive into the three key elements that make up a top private specialty disability policy and why they're essential for physicians looking to safeguard their financial security and maintain peace of mind. Billy breaks down each element in detail, offering insights and advice to help listeners make informed decisions about their coverage options.  Listen to learn more about the three pillars and gain valuable insights into securing comprehensive coverage.  Episode Highlights:  The first pillar: True Specialty Own Occupation Definition of Disability. Learn why this definition is crucial for ensuring policyholders receive full benefits even if they pursue alternative income sources. (1:53)  The second pillar: Enhanced Residual Benefit. Explore how this benefit covers partial disabilities, providing income support for physicians who can work part-time due to illness or injury. (3:52)  The third pillar: Recovery Benefit. Discover how this benefit ensures physicians receive continued support if they medically recover from a disability but experience a decrease in income upon returning to work. (5:04)  The Cover Your Assets Podcast is on a mission to help physicians like you get their disability insurance right. You've spent years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a physician – this is the career that will give you and your family everything you've dreamed of! Don't let accidents, illness, or injury destroy your hard work and the life you deserve. You know you need to be insured, but how do you sort through the mountains of information when you barely have enough time to eat? On the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney shows you exactly what you need to do to protect your income and way of life.  Stay up to date with Billy on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, or ⁠YouTube⁠.   If you have questions, feedback, or just want to connect, email Billy at ⁠billy@ownoccdisability.com.⁠  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/billy-gwaltney/message

Getting braille onto food labelling is the subject of an ongoing campaign by a number of disability groups in Scotland. Oban and District Access Panel, Disability Equality Scotland and Sight Scotland have taken their campaign to the Scottish Government and are currently seeking visually impaired people's experiences and preferences when it comes to accessible food packaging. If you'd like to submit your experiences, visit: http://inclusivecommunication.scot/braille-campaign Or call Disability Equality Scotland on 0141 370 0968 Day Al-Mohamed may not be a household name here in the UK, but she is certainly making waves in the United States. As well as being an author, a broadcaster, a documentary film maker and co-founder of a company that helps disabled people get into film making, she also spent a year working at the White House. There, she was Director of Disability Policy and would review new legislation and current policies to ensure the rights and needs of disabled people were being met. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings Production Coordinator: Liz Poole Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image, wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three individual white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch" and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both are behind Peter, one of a darker blue and the other is a lighter blue.

Ari Ne'eman is a doctoral candidate in health policy at Harvard University and a visiting scholar at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Ne'eman and D.C. Grabowski. Advancing Community Living for People with Disabilities. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1825-1827. R.S. Valdez and B.K. Swenor. Structural Ableism — Essential Steps for Abolishing Disability Injustice. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1827-1829.

Mark DeMontis, working in Disability Policy over the past few years, is an emerging voice and visionary advancing accessibility for fans with disabilities in sports and entertainment. With over 15 years of lived and professional experience as a blind athlete, advocate and speaker, he is best known as a trailblazer in the Parasport of Blind Hockey. DeMontis continues to help brands and businesses remove barriers for consumers with disabilities and speaks on the benefits of embedding disability within diversity and inclusion efforts. DeMontis currently resides in Toronto where he continues to contribute to the sport of hockey and has recently even started working with the National Hockey League to support their digital accessibility journey. Among many prestigious accolades in, DeMontis was graciously awarded the honor of being the torchbearer in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games, and again in the 2015 Toronto PANAM Games. DeMontis is also a recipient of the 2005 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award.

Ben Mattlin is one of my favourite writers to read about disability, disability policy and life with disability. His latest book, Disability Pride, describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has changed disability advocacy in the United States and provides snapshots of what disability advocacy and culture looks like today. I was so humbled and grateful when he agreed to be on our show and I hope you enjoy this conversation. Learn more about Ben at www.benmattlin.com Ben references some different pieces of American legislation. You can read more about the history of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act here: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History. The lawsuit Ben refers to where a Florida woman is suing a Maine resort over its lack of ADA compliance is called the Acheson Hotels, LLC, v. Deborah Laufer. Read the New York Times reporting on it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/us/supreme-court-maine-disability.html.

Media interest in historic breakthroughs should extend to the barriers disabled people face in 2023, and how policies could address them. The post Kim Knackstedt on Disability Policy, Algernon Austin on Unemployment & Race appeared first on FAIR.

This week on the Disability Law Show, John and Tamar answer listener questions about how much your disability policy can cover. Have your question answered next week by posting it on... https://www.mydisabilityquestions.com https://disabilityrights.ca

Listen in as Nationwide Long Term Disability ERISA Attorney Nancy L. Cavey talks about the many disabling conditions that disability insurance carriers        and other issues you may have regarding your Long Term Disability policy coverage.Nancy is known for helping those with specific conditions fight the disability insurance company for the rights of her clients.Resources Mentioned In This Episode:LINK TO ROBBED: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/get-disability-book/LINK TO PROFESSIONAL BOOK: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/disability-insurance-claim-survival-guide-professionals/FREE CONSULT LINK: https://caveylaw.com/contact-us/Need Help Today?Need help with your Long Term Disability or ERISA claim? Have questions? Please feel free to reach out to use for a FREE consultation. Just mention you listened to our Podcast!Review like and give us a thumbs up! We love to see your feedback about our Podcast!

Big rocks on Douglas promenade and beach, spotty spark plugs, future of heritage rail, Loganair disability policy, East Quay meeting tonight & that Rutger Hauer film in Peel. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

This month, we're talking about the news; particularly what stories about disability make the news and what it can be like to report on them. We're joined by Spencer van Vloten, from BCDisability.com, to talk about how he got involved in covering disability policy, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on awareness of disability issues and why the disability movement needs to involve people without disabilities. Stick around to the end – we try to make the case that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups can teach us about advocacy. Also, we do talk about medical assistance in dying (MAID) briefly. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1.833.456.4566. You can learn more about Spencer's work at: www.bcdisability.com Follow Spencer on Twitter @BcDisability

In this episode, Monika Mitra speaks about parenthood of persons with disabilities and the notion of representation in large population datasets. Dr. Monika Mitra is the Nancy Lurie Marks Associate Professor of Disability Policy and Director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. Her research broadly focuses on disparities in health outcomes and health care access among people with disabilities. SHOWNOTES, RESOURCES, and Transcript available at: https://z.umn.edu/parenting-done-differently

20220706 ACB 2022 Conference and Convention General Session Originally Aired July 6, 2022, on ACB Media Wednesday, July 6 o   Call to Order o   Pledge of Allegiance: DKM First Timers o   ACB Sponsor Recognitions, corporate sponsors o   ACB Business o   Emerald Sponsor Presentation: Walmart: Russell Shaffer, Senior Director - Global Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion o   Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Comcast: Thomas Wlodkowski, Vice President, Accessibility o   Sylvia Stinson-Perez: Chief Programs Officer, American Foundation for the Blind o   Presiding Officer: David Trott, ACB Treasurer, Talladega, AL o   ACB's Growth report: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, and Nancy Marks Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer o   Day Al-Mohamed, Director of Disability Policy, Domestic Policy Council o   ACB Scholarship Presentation o   Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, Convention Coordinator o   Report on the ACB Walk and Auction: Donna Brown, Leslie Spoone, Dan Dillon o   ACB mentoring, access and pier support, Kenneth Semien Sr., Chair, Durward K. McDaniel First Timers Committee o   ACBES Report: Rev. Michael Garrett, Chair, ACB Enterprises and Services, Missouri City, TX

Making Sense of Long Term Care for Business OwnersIn #PoisedforExit today's episode we interviewed Stephanie Searle, industry expert in Long Term Care solutions. Stephanie has been in the financial services industry for many years, having started as a financial adviser and stock broker for Prudential and working there for a number of years, before going into Long Term Care. She said the average person doesn't know what they really have for coverage in LTC, because many times they're told that their Life policy has LTC coverage built in, but if the agent is not a LTC Specialist, then it's not what the policy holder thinks!  As an aging population who's working much longer than the traditional time of retirement, LTC is an option that fits many lifestyles and needs because it can be assembled as a hybrid product. The hybrid can be a combination of life insurance and Long Term Care, and the benefits can move from one type of coverage to the other, depending on what the needs are. A nuance in the Long Term Care industry is the concept of Membership Plans. Getting coverage is easy and there are no prerequisites or requirements. You simply pay a monthly amount and use it when you need it. There's even a plan that covers a married couple, vs buying individual coverage. The odds of needing Long Term Care as we age is much higher than we think, and having a Disability Policy is not enough anymore. What if you had a car accident and couldn't work for a while? What if your spouse had to quit working to care for you ?  Where does the money come from? Disability covers some expenses, but you just tripled your monthly outgoing and there's no more paycheck. Stacking LTC to your Disability ensures you'll get the care you need and the financial assistance to keep your bills paid and food on the table until you're back on your feet!Stephanie offered a 2022 Tax Chart that outlines the IRS benefits of Long Term Care. To obtain that, simply email her at ss@amoresecurefuture.com  and put "Tax Chart" in the subject line. Listen to the episode now!Find Stephanie here and find Julie here.Thank you to this month's sponsor! Sunbelt Business Advisors  

This week marked the thirty-second anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act—or ADA, as it's better known—the landmark civil rights law that promised equal opportunity and economic security for Americans with disabilities. As we've talked about a lot on this show over the years, as important as it is to celebrate how far we've come in the decades since the ADA became part of the fabric of American life, every time we hit the month of July, it's even more important to acknowledge how far will still have to go to achieve the as-yet unfulfilled promises of the ADA.  And that's why this July, Off-Kilter has been once again spending all month long having conversations with leaders from across the disability community.  To close out that series of conversations, this week we take a deep dive into one of the most egregious and discriminatory disability policies still on the books here in America—known as section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a nutshell, 14(c) is an archaic loophole in federal wage and hour law that allows employers to pay disabled workers far less than the federal or state minimum wage just because of their disability.  So, as Off-Kilter closes out this series of July conversations for #ADA2022, Rebecca sat down with two dear friends and visionary leaders within the disability community working not just to tinker around the edges of a status quo, wherein disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty as their nondisabled peers, but to imagine and build a society that recognizes and affirms the human rights and dignity of all disabled people. Together they took a look at the history of subminimum wages for people with disabilities in the United States and their role in devaluing disabled people's labor and humanity; recent efforts to put 14(c) in the rearview mirror where it belongs; and the future of disability policy more broadly. This week's guests: Rebecca Cokley is the program officer for disability rights at the Ford Foundation, where she leads a portfolio she's been visioning and creating from scratch as the first program officer to oversee a disability rights portfolio at any major U.S. foundation. Before that she was Rebecca Vallas's partner in crime in co-founding the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress—the first dedicated disability project at a U.S. think tank—as well as president of the National Council on Disability.  And Chai Feldblum currently serves as cice cChair of the Ability One Commission, the independent federal agency that oversees the AbilityOne Program, whose mission is to tap America's underutilized workforce of individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities to deliver high quality, mission-essential products and services to federal agencies in quality employment opportunities. Chai is a former law professor at Georgetown University and formerly served as a commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for several years, nominated by President Obama.  For more on this week's topics: Here's the polling finding just 1 in 3 disabled voters believe leaders in Washington care about people with disabilities For more on the subminimum wage, check out this TCF report and this documentary by Rooted in Rights Here's Chai's lecture at Yale University on “Transforming Employment for People with Significant Disabilities” Read this piece in Inside Philanthropy on how Rebecca Cokley is leveraging her post at the Ford Foundation to push other philanthropic leaders to center disability in their grantmaking (and why Ford is partnering with TCF on the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative) Here's the Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidance on community living released this July; here's the Department of Transportation's new Airline Passengers with Disabilities' Bill of Rights; and here's the Department of Education's recent 504 guidance on preventing discriminatory use of school discipline Here's more from Rebecca Cokley and Rebecca Vallas on the bipartisan threat to the ADA that unfortunately hasn't gone away

99% of education professionals say funding for disabled students does not deliver what students need. Disability advocacy group IHC is taking the case to the Human Rights Tribunal on the grounds that the complicated funding system is discriminatory against disabled students. IHC Inclusive Education Consultant, Trish Grant joined Andrew Dickens to discuss the action their taking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July marks the thirty-second anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, as it's better known—the landmark civil rights law that promised equal opportunity and economic security for Americans with disabilities. As we've talked about a lot on this show over the years, as important as it is to celebrate how far we've come in the decades since the ADA became part of the fabric of American life, every time we hit the month of July, it's even more important to acknowledge how far will still have to go to achieve the as-yet unfulfilled promises of the ADA.  And that's why this July, Off-Kilter is once again spending all month long having conversations with leaders from across the disability community—starting with a two-part special diving into the picture for the millions of Americans now living with “long COVID.” For part one of that two-part series of conversations, Rebecca sat down with Lisa McCorkell, cofounder of the Patient Led Research Collaborative; Netia McCrery, education director at the COVID-19 Longhauler Advocacy Project; and Ryan Prior, a journalist, a board member of ME Action, which works to build awareness about a condition called ME/CFS, and author of The Long Haul (forthcoming November 2022). They talked about their personal illness journeys, the stories behind these three organizations, and how patient advocates with other chronic illnesses like ME-CFS are teaming up with COVID long-haulers to push for research, policy change, and more, driving a COVID-era patient advocacy revolution. To continue the conversation into this week—to dig into the U.S. policy response thus far on long COVID, the urgent need for research, how long COVID fits into the larger conversation about disability and disability policy and more—Ryan Prior stuck around for part two of this series, joined by Kim Knackstedt, a senior fellow at TCF whose work focuses on disability economic justice, who serves as co-director of the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative, and who until recently served as director of disability policy at the White House.  Editor's note: The Century Foundation is thrilled to have the Patient Led Research Collaborative, the COVID-19 Longhaulers Advocacy Project, and ME Action as members of the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative, which you can learn more about at dejc.org.  You can find part one of Off-Kilter's long-COVID two-parter here. For more on this week's topics, Kim and Ryan put together a treasure trove of resources for our listeners (!): Here's the 2021 Presidential Memorandum calling for a “whole of government” approach to long COVID, and here's the fact sheet on long COVID the White House put out on last year's anniversary of the ADA For folks looking for related federal agency guidance and resources on long COVID: Here's guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Justice; Department of Education; and Administration of Community Living Here are resources on long COVID from the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Programs And here's a fact sheet from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on what you should know about long COVID, the ADA, and other relevant disability employment protections Here are the three long COVID bills Kim and Ryan talked about:  S.3721, Senator Kaine, Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education for Long COVID Act HR 7482, Representative Pressley, Targeting Resources for Equitable Access for Treatment for Long COVID Act HR 2754, Representative Beyer, COVID Long Haulers Act Check out Ryan's new commentary for TCF on the need for a short-term disability program to protect long-haulers  Find out more about Ryan's new book The Long Haul (forthcoming November 2022) And here's a recent Washington Post article on how long COVID could change the way we think about chronic illness and disability 

Knowledge is power! And Michigan-based Jill Barker, mother of two men with developmental disabilities, ages 45 and 37, wants you to know the latest about federal and state DD policy. Jill publishes The DD News Blog, https://theddnewsblog.blogspot.com/, which provides “News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities.” Highlights: • Lies that parents are told • Attacks on guardianship • The de-funding of vital programs for adults with DD • The importance of advocacy at a time of ideology

Information Specialist Eric Stoker Interviewed Libby Oseguera, Olyvia Burbidge and Aurora Brinkman to learn about what happened at the Disability Policy Seminar they went to in March 2022.

79. Fred Maahs - Universal Design for Leadership “My utopia is someday, we're not going to be having this conversation. Access - just is. People with disabilities - just are, and everything is normalized…People with disabilities aren't, “the others”. We're not just a slice of the demographic. We're just part of society and not thought of differently.” Guest Info: Fred Maahs, Jr. is a passionate and recognized leader in the international disability community and in corporate America.  He is also a renowned champion for diversity and inclusion.  After more than 30 years as a corporate executive, Fred founded FJM Solutions, LLC in 2019 and Maahs Travels in 2021.  As a consultant, Fred is focused on underserved and underrepresented populations, especially people with disabilities. He is an accessibility travel and tourism expert and internationally recognized keynote speaker who finds solutions for “Fostering Inclusion Universally.”  Also, in 2019, Fred joined Tarita Davenock and Travel for All as a partner and Chief Operating Officer.  Travel for All is headquartered in Canada and provides global, accessible and inclusive travel experiences tailored to the unique needs of each traveler.  In 2020, Fred was named Editor of a new digital magazine, Melange Accessibility for All, and he served on President Joe Biden's Campaign ‘s Disability Policy committee. In addition, he is currently working with individuals throughout Central America and the Caribbean to plan and present at the 5th Continental CBR Congress of the Americas and the Caribbean. Fred is a Board Director and a Past Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities, was a Director and Past Vice Chair on the National Easterseals Board of Directors where he led the Marketing and Development Committees, served on the Board Development Committee for The Arc of the United States and was chosen to lead the Corporate Sponsor Council for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.  He serves on the Advisory Committee for 360-Access, and he also serves on the Disability:IN (formerly known as the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®)) Disability Equality Index Advisory Committee and its Honorary Advisory Board for the America's Disability Rights Museum on Wheels.  He also serves on the Advisory of the Board Committee for Voiceitt, and the Advisory of the Board Committee for GesturesUp, both are Israeli-based IT startups focused on helping people with disabilities to communicate more effectively and to live more independently. Fred has served on three panels at the White House regarding issues that impact the lives of people with disabilities. He has presented on the issues faced by people with disabilities when traveling by air to the United States Department of Transportation.  Invited by the King Foundation, Fred delivered a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2013, along with Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Carter, as well as a number of renowned celebrities and civil rights leaders. On that day, Fred represented the nation's disability population during the "Let Freedom Ring" Celebration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This was the first time that the disability population was included in the anniversary events. Fred has been the subject of many publications and articles for his accomplishments as a person with a disability and for being a devoted champion for the disability population.  Fred has shared his personal and professional journey with countless audiences around the world during events that include the inaugural Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit in 2019, the New Jersey Conference on Disability and Employment, the National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C., the Annual National Convention for The Arc, the Ruderman Foundation Summit for Inclusion, the Digital Arts Festival for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Center for Corporate Citizenship Leadership Series and Annual Conferences, and in numerous worldwide publications. He has delivered keynote speeches and participated in Town Hall and panel discussions on numerous topics that impact people with disabilities. In 2019, he represented Travel for All during the inaugural Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit in Dubai, sharing the stage with accessible tourism experts from around the world. In early 2020, he traveled to Israel and worked with Israel's Ministry of Tourism to assess and promote accessible tourism in Israel on behalf of Travel for All. Late in 2020, Fred was invited back to Dubai to assess and report on accessibility for hotels, resorts, museums, parks, and historic sites. In 2019, Fred received the “Belief in the Power of Young People Award” from City Year, presented to him for “extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to ensuring all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential and building the next generation of leaders.”  In March of 2019, Comcast NBCUniversal announced the Fred J. Maahs, Jr. Assistive Technology Grant Fund. The fund, named in Fred's honor for building the partnership with Easterseals and for his service on the Easterseals National Board of Directors, supports a variety of technology programs and services, from braille-equipped handheld computers to augmentative communication devices. In May of 2019, Fred was recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as a “Defender of Youth” for his unparalleled commitment to youth in America, to ensure all kids have a path forward. Fred was selected as the “2015 Humanitarian of the Year” by the The Buoniconti Fund - the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, for all of his work and advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities across the country. He was chosen by the Governor of Delaware as Employee of the Year in 2002 and was the first recipient of the John Jefferson Memorial Courage Award in 2002. He has also received numerous marketing and communications awards throughout the Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey area. He has been involved in many community-based volunteer efforts for Easterseals, served as Vice Chairperson for the Mayor of Wilmington's Access Wilmington Committee, and served on the Winterthur Museum and Gardens Access Advisory Board.  Fred has worked for some of the country's largest Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies.  He joined Comcast in December of 2007 and until April, 2019 was the Senior Director, Community Impact, Comcast Corporation, and Vice President, Comcast Foundation.  He was responsible for the strategic leadership of Comcast's national strategic partnerships with organizations including City Year, Easterseals, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Arc, numerous relationships with Native American organizations, and a variety of diverse partnerships at the corporate and regional level.  In addition, he helped to create and then served on Comcast's Joint Diversity Council and was an Executive Champion of the MyAbilities Network – one of Comcast's Employee Resource Groups.  Fred began his career at Comcast responsible for the company's national signature employee engagement programs - Comcast Cares Day, a world-wide annual day of community service, and the annual United Way Employee Giving campaign, as well as the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. From 2004 to 2007, Fred worked for ARAMARK where he assumed the newly created role of Director of Community Relations with a focus on developing and implementing the company's Star Teams initiative - a strategic, company-wide employee engagement program. This initiative encompassed more than 12,000 managers across North America and the UK and focused on strategic Star Team activities with an overarching goal to build business and enhance company image. His strategic leadership and successful teambuilding abilities led to millions of dollars in new business, stronger relationships with clients and local national and international communities, new career opportunities for employees, as well as increased employee participation in community service activities. Prior to joining ARAMARK, Fred was the Director of Communications for Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore from 1998 to 2003, where he was responsible for all media, public and government relations, as well as internal and external communications for 13 locations throughout Delaware and Maryland. He also served on the National Easter Seals Communications Committee. During his career in financial services for some of the nation's largest and oldest financial institutions, Fred served as Vice President of Marketing for CoreStates Bank of Delaware. While there, he was responsible for internal and external communications to customers and employees, event marketing and promotional programs for new national account acquisition, and marketing programs for 610 regional bank branches.  Prior to that, he worked for Bank of New York (Delaware). He also served as one of the founding members of the National Advisory Council for the Arts for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  He served on the Community Involvement Roundtable at the Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College's Carroll School of Management. He served on United Way Worldwide's Global Corporate Leadership Advisory Council, is a former member of United Way of Southern New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia's Employee Campaign Cabinet, and served as the first Co-Chair of the Greater Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council.  In addition, he served as a WICT mentor and as a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Beyond School Walls program in Philadelphia. He received his B.S. in Business Management from West Chester University, an A.S. in Business from Widener University, is certified in Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership from the Center for Corporate Citizenship at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, and resides in Wilmington, Delaware. Favorite Quote: “Never let anyone tell you that you can't” — Fred Maahs, Jr. R.O.G. Takeaway Tips: Four Ways to Think Differently: Use your lived experience to recognize the needs and engage to ensure others are included. Expand your definition of “we”. Become a “For All” leader. Challenge your beliefs about people with Disabilities. Recognize the toxicity of ableism. Don't let anyone tell you can't. Including you. Resources: Travel-For-All.com ReadMelange.com/accessibility MaahsTravels.com Coming Next: Episode 80: We will be joined by Sharon Browning, Founder - JUST Listening. Credits: Fred Maahs, Sheep Jam Productions, Host Shannon Cassidy, Bridge Between, Inc.

On today's podcast, we're going to talk with Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu about disability justice in birth and parenting. Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu, (they/she) is a white, queer, and non-binary disabled, neuro-divergent, a survivor of sexual violence in the psychiatric system. They show up for their communities as a disability justice educator and organizer, parent, somatic and non-clinical healer, writer, transformative justice practitioner, and, as the founding director of Project LETS, which you can check out their website at projectlets.com. Stefanie's work specializes in building non-carceral peer-led mental health care systems that exist outside of the state and re-imagining everything we've come to learn about madness. Stefanie is the editor of Abolition Must Include Psychiatry and the author of We Don't Need Cops to Become Social Workers. Stefanie is an experienced facilitator, mediator, curriculum, developer, and strategist for Anti-ableist Leadership, Mental Health and Disability Policy, and Access Centered Practices. They're located on unceded Narragansett in Wampanoag land in so-called Providence, Rhode Island.  We talk about Stefanie's personal experience with trauma and ableism, along with their work as a disability justice educator. We also talk about what is disability justice and its importance in birth work.  Content warning: We mention self-injury, disability, neuro-divergent, eugenics, reproductive trauma, ableism, epilepsy, seizures, trauma, sexual violence, medical violence, and history of sterilization. Learn more about Stefanie Lyn Kaufman here. Follow Stefanie on Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about Becoming Disabled Again for BADT. Learn more about Birth and Disability Course with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings. Learn more about Crisis Response for Birthworkers.  Learn more about Disability in the Family: A Course for Parents + Caregivers here. For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

It's not a huge financial burden, but I'm wondering if I should I keep or ditch my disability insurance policy? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode, we talk with Sandy Ho, a disability activist, policy researcher at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University, and co-founder of Disability and Intersectionality Summit. Sandy shares details from the report, Civic Engagement and People with Disabilities, which she co-authored. She discusses how ableist attitudes and physical barriers can prevent civic engagement for the disability community. Sandy highlights the importance of cross-movement collaboration and ensuring the disability community is included in all policies and not just "disability issues". Episode Transcript: Click here Episode transcripts can be found at http://disabilityhealth.jhu.edu/included/ Important Links https://www.disabilityintersectionalitysummit.com/ https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/ https://www.sinsinvalid.org/disability-justice-primer    

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a celebration of employees with disabilities and the policies that help them engage in the workforce. Why celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month? On this edition of Ask About the ADA, we explore the evolution of this special month and ways you can promote equal opportunity in your workplace. Explore the Office of Disability Policy and Department of Labor's website for more information about National Disability Employment Awareness Month. NortheastADA.org

NYU Abu Dhabi Research Fellow and Co-founder of Peer-Minded Hafsa Ahmed joins Communications Specialist Ethan David Lee to discuss her research on the UAE's disability landscape and discoveries on the gap between policy and lived experience.

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Over the next two weeks, we'll be taking a closer look at the state of retirement security in the United States, and we'll be featuring two very different perspectives on the topic. We're kicking things off with labor economist and retirement expert Teresa Ghilarducci, who will offer a progressive perspective. Ghilarducci joined The New School for Social Research as a professor of economics in 2008 after teaching at Notre Dame for 25 years. At The New School, she also directs the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, which focuses on economic policy research and outreach. Ghilarducci has frequently testified before U.S. Congress on matters of retirement planning. She has also published numerous research pieces in economics journals and has authored several books. Her most recent book, Rescuing Retirement, is co-authored by Tony James, executive vice chairman of the Blackstone Group. She received her bachelor's and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.Background BioThe New School for Social ResearchSchwartz Center for Economic Policy AnalysisBooks The Retirement Crisis"The Retirement Crisis," by Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School."Whose Retirement Crisis? Household Savings or Public Financing?" by Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, Feb. 20, 2018."America's Unusual High Rates of Old-Age Poverty and Old-Age Work," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, March 2, 2018."Working Longer Cannot Solve the Retirement Crisis," by Teresa Ghildarducci, Michael Papadopoulos, Bridget Fisher, and Anthony Webb, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, Feb. 3, 2021.The Defined-Contribution System"How Defined Contribution Plans and 401(k)s Affect Employer Pension Costs," by Teresa Ghilarducci, ResearchGate, July 2006."Americans Haven't Saved Enough for Retirement. What Are We Going to Do About It?" by Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James, Harvard Business Review, March 28, 2018."America's Retirement Savings Crisis Is Now. Here's How to Fix It," by Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James, CNN Business, Sept. 15, 2020."Fixing the U.S. Retirement System," Written Testimony by Teresa Ghilarducci; Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, U.S. Senate, May 21, 2014."Laying the Groundwork for More Efficient Retirement Savings Incentives," by Teresa Ghilarducci and Christian Weller, Center for American Progress, Nov. 18, 2015."Retirement Savings Inequality: Different Effects of Earnings Shocks, Portfolio Selections, and Employer Contributions by Worker Earnings Level," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Joelle Saad-Lessler, and Gayle Reznik, Social Security Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, 2018."The Inequitable Effects of Raising the Retirement Age on Blacks and Low-Wage Workers," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Kyle Moore, and Anthony Webb, The Review of Black Political Economy, April 26, 2019."Everyone Should Have the Retirement Plan Federal Employees Enjoy," by Teresa Ghilarducci and Kevin Hassett, The Washington Post, March 29, 2021."What if Low-Income American Workers Had Access to Wealth-Building Vehicles Like the Federal Employees' Thrift Savings Plan?" by Teresa Ghilarducci and Kevin Hassett, Economic Innovation Group, March 25, 2021.Social Security"A Nobel Laureate's Plan to Use Social Security to Fix the Retirement Crisis--and Why it Won't Work," by Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School's Retirement Equity Lab, April 19, 2019."Teresa Ghilarducci on Social Security Fixes to Protect the Poorest," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Bloomberg Businessweek, March 27, 2020.Income Inequality and Women in Economics"The Unique Disadvantage Older Women Face in the Workforce," by Teresa Ghilarducci, PBS News Hour, March 25, 2016."Women's History Month: Gender Pay Gap Contributes to Elderly Poverty Gap," by Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School's Retirement Equity Lab, May 1, 2017."Labor Market Discrimination: A Bleak Outlook for Older Women," by Teresa Ghilarducci and Kyle Moore, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, 2017."How Big Firms Keep Wages Low," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, Jan. 21, 2019."Barring Women From Economics," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, March 31, 2019."Economists Weigh In on Covid-19 and Inequality," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, March 4, 2021.Behavioral Finance"Financial Literacy: Just Another Word for Financial Shaming," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Psychology Today, May 7, 2018."Go Ahead and Spend Your Children's Inheritance," by Teresa Ghilarducci, Advisor Perspectives, Dec. 17, 2020.

Parents unit! The COPAA 2021 Annual Conference is virtual this year. What does that mean for you? Well, you can attend "virtually" for a fraction of the cost and become more fully informed about your child's education rights. In this episode we talk with the CEO of COPAA Denise Marshall.Denise Stile Marshall, M.S., Chief Executive OfficerDenise has led the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) since 2005. She  graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in Applied Behavioral Science. Denise has over 40 years' experience in the field of disabilities in a variety of support, management, and advocacy capacities. She has a wealth of non-profit association management experience and is a dynamic trainer, experienced in leading sessions for participants of diverse abilities and experience levels. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of COPAA Denise was the Director of Training and Educational Outreach for the national organization TASH from 1995-2005, the Program Manager and trainer for Maryland Leaders in Disability Policy; and a Positive Behavior Support specialist and Director of the National Training Center for The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Maryland among other consulting and management positions.  Denise's specific areas of interest are civil right to quality education, positive behavioral supports, prevention and reduction in the use of restraints, abolishment of seclusion and aversive techniques, family supports, grassroots advocacy, self-advocacy, and experiential learning.   Denise can be reached at exec @ copaa.org or 844-426-7224 x 700.For more information about Denis, visit: https://www.copaa.org/page/COPAATeamTo Register for COPAA 2021, visit: https://www.copaa.org/page/2021-conference

Many physicians hesitate to get disability coverage because they fear rising costs over time. There are plenty of horror stories of companies raising rates and terms unexpectedly, leaving doctors without the coverage they desperately need. This is common with lower-tier companies. That's why we don't sell or recommend their policies. In this episode, I discuss everything you need to know to get a disability policy that provides the right coverage AND won't increase in price in the future. Highlights from this episode include: Make sure your policy definition contains these words now or it'll cost you in the future (1:32) How to avoid constantly increasing premiums (and decreasing coverage) (2:32) Why not getting a policy from one of the “top 4” companies can kill your career and ruin your finances (5:06) The insider's secret to getting and keeping the best rates and discounts for as long as you have your policy (6:07) To ask questions on insurance coverage or to get a quote, please don't hesitate to call us anytime at 704-270-2376, and I'd be glad to discuss your specific situation with you.

In this week's episode - Nationwide ERISA Long Term Disability Attorney Nancy Cavey talks about "What You Need To Know About Long-Term Disability Policy Riders, And How They Can Enhance Your Policy"  and much more!Resources Mentioned In This Episode:LINK TO ROBBED: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/get-disability-book/LINK TO PROFESSIONAL BOOK: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/disability-insurance-claim-survival-guide-professionals/FREE CONSULT LINK: https://caveylaw.com/contact-us/Need Help Today?Need help with your Long Term Disability or ERISA claim? Have questions? Please feel free to reach out to use for a FREE consultation. Just mention you listened to our Podcast!Review like and give us a thumbs up! We love to see your feedback about our Podcast!

In this episode Tatiana Perilla from the MHDD-NTC has a conversation with Mark Smith, from the Munroe-Myer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He shares his path to his current professional role and many of the things he has learned in his career. Full transcripts of this interview are available in English and Spanish. BIO: Mark A. Smith first and foremost is the sibling to and parent of family members with disabilities. He received his Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1989 and his M.S. in School Psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1995. Prior to joining the Nebraska University Center on Disabilities at the Munroe-Meyer Institute as an Assistant Professor in 2003, Mark served as School Psychologist in local school districts and as a Behavioral Therapist with disability providers and private clinics. Mark’s primary area of interests to date have included early childhood services, Special Education, Family Support, leadership, and Disability Policy and Legislation at the local and national levels. Over the past 45 years of working in disability services, Mark has been involved in directing and evaluating several projects designed to improve community resources and services for individuals with disabilities and their families, including relocating individuals from institutional to community care. He has also been involved in writing, teaching, and developing and providing training on a wide variety of disability related issues and has engaged in policy analysis and development at the state and national level as a member of the AUCD and DEC Policy Committees and Executive Boards. His research interests include systemic change initiatives designed to promote community inclusive practices in support of individuals with disabilities and their families, general disability policy and programming, community planning for inclusion and accessibility for individuals with disabilities who are members of marginalized groups. Mark and his family live in Omaha, Nebraska and enjoy cycling, going for long walks with their dogs, and playing music. Links:English transcriptSpanish transcriptMark's profile and contact informationMHDD National Training Center  *Music Credit: Music for our podcast is licensed from Marmoset Music. Artist: Johnny Clay; Song "Looking Down the Road" 

In this week's podcast - Nationwide Long Term Disability ERISA Attorney Nancy Cavey talks everything Mutual of Omaha and your disability policy. Show Title: Episode 11: What You Need To Know As A Mutual Of Omaha Long Term Disability Policy HolderIn this episode - you will learn about :How Mutual Of Omaha Uses Discretionary Clauses To Deny Or Terminate Claims Mutual of Omaha's Objective Testing & Policy Limitations Used To Deny Claims   How Mutual Of Omaha Attempts To Mis-classify Your Occupation To Deny BenefitsResources Mentioned In This Episode:LINK TO ROBBED: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/get-disability-book/LINK TO PROFESSIONAL BOOK: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/disability-insurance-claim-survival-guide-professionals/FREE CONSULT LINK: https://caveylaw.com/contact-us/Need Help Today?Need help with your Long Term Disability or ERISA claim? Have questions? Please feel free to reach out to use for a FREE consultation. Just mention you listened to our Podcast!Review like and give us a thumbs up! We love to see your feedback about our Podcast!

In this episode Matt Wappett hosts a conversation about policy with Rylin Rodgers from AUCD. Rylin Rodgers is the Director of Public Policy at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities where she works on federal policy and legislative issues that affect people with developmental disabilities and their families. Prior to working at AUCD, Rylin served as the Training Director and Family Leadership Coordinator for the Riley Child Development Center (Indiana's LEND), and was a founding board member of Family Voices Indiana. Both as a parent and as a professional, Rylin has extensive expertise on topics including special education regulations, public and private health care financing and family/professional partnerships. English Transcript Transcripción en Español Links:AUCD Policy Page   *Music Credit: Music for our podcast is licensed from Marmoset Music. Artist: Johnny Clay; Song "Looking Down the Road"

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In this weeks episode of Winning Isn't Easy - Nationwide Long Term ERISA Disability Attorney Nancy L. Cavey talks to us about How ERISA Offsets For Social Security Disability Benefits Can Destroy The Value Of An ERISA Disability Policy!Resources Mentioned In This Episode:LINK TO ROBBED: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/get-disability-book/LINK TO PROFESSIONAL BOOK: https://caveylaw.com/get-free-reports/disability-insurance-claim-survival-guide-professionals/FREE CONSULT LINK: https://caveylaw.com/contact-us/Need Help Today?Need help with your Long Term Disability or ERISA claim? Have questions? Please feel free to reach out to use for a FREE consultation. Just mention you listened to our Podcast!Review like and give us a thumbs up! We love to see your feedback about our Podcast!

Manasi Joshi is India's current Para-badminton World Champion and BBC India's Sportswoman of the year. One day on her way to work, a truck ran into Manasi; hours dragged on before she received treatment, and her leg eventually needed to be amputated. In this episode, Manasi talks about losing her leg, how badminton was a crucial part of her rehabilitation process and her passion for disability rights. Her sister, Nupur shares her take on her sister. Experts interviewed include Sharon Springer, Ariella Barker, and Candace Cable.

Kelly talks to Joan Weir, Director of Health and Disability Policy for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association.

With the new EU disability agenda in the pipeline, in episode 4, "The long and winding road to accessibility", we discuss the employment situation of people with disabilities. We talk about what the EU should do to make its workplaces more inclusive – not only in the physical world but also in the collective mindset of a society that almost inevitably fails to see the person other than through their disability. Frank Sioen and Alba Gonzalez, both persons with disabilities, tell us about the hurdles and obstacles they had to overcome to get and keep a job. Mark Priestley, professor of Disability Policy at the University of Leeds, explains how the right of people with disabilities to work has evolved in European laws and policies over recent decades. And EESC member Yannis Vardakastanis discusses what practical measures the EU's disability strategy for the coming decade should contain to make accessibility a reality in Europe. 

Grab a copy of our book, “Financial Residency: Without the Long Hours and Sleepless Nights”. Build your own financial plan for the price of a book! www.financialresidency.com/book It’s a tough road when navigating disability insurance. That’s why we bring in trusted experts like Larry to help. Find Larry at www.financialresidency.com/pfs   

In today's episode, Alex and Ryan discuss your group long term disability policy. What is it, what does it cover and what does it not cover? They will help you learn more about the product that helps protect your income, your greatest asset and make sure you understand your policy better. 

Kelly gets the skinny with Joan Weir, Director of Health and Disability Policy for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association

Jenny Macklin held many social policy portfolios over her long political career. As Minister for Disability Reform in the Gillard government she ushered in the NDIS. Jenny talks about the process of winning support for big social policy changes.  

In this episode we explore disability policy in the international sphere with Dr. Elizabeth Lightfoot, an expert on the subject working out of Romania through a Fulbright scholarship. We apologize for the technical difficulties we experienced in this episode! (Image by Pixabay user Geralt, used under the Pixabay license)

In this episode we explore disability policy in the international sphere with Dr. Elizabeth Lightfoot, an expert on the subject working out of Romania through a Fulbright scholarship. We apologize for the technical difficulties we experienced in this episode! (Image by Pixabay user Geralt, used under the Pixabay license)

Interviews with Dustin Jones, board member for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CIDNY)  and Rebecca Cokley, a  leading disability rights activist in the United States. Rebecca is the Director for Disability Policy at the Center for American Progress policy institute in DC. She previously served as the Executive Director of the National Council on Disability and served as an appointee in the Obama administration.  In this episode, we remember disability rights activist Carrie Ann Lucas. We also discuss transportation accessibility issues, ADA violations, and what’s next for disability rights.  This episode is fully transcribed and available here: https://issuu.com/mayacontreras/docs/episode_5_-_a_day_in_the_life_of_ac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 3, Episode 1 — 8 October 2018 About this episode Carol Schall, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Director of Technical Assistance for the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence, discusses her article, “Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Achieving Long-Term Employment Success: A Retrospective Review of Employment Retention and Intervention”. It is one of a collection of articles in the September 2018 special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. About the presenters Carol Schall is the Co-Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence, the Director of the Virginia Autism Resource Center, and the Principal Investigator in the development of the Community Based Functional Skills Assessment for Transition Aged Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a grant funded by Autism Speaks. She has over 30 years experience supporting adolescents and adults with ASD as a teacher, administrator, researcher, and consultant. Dr. Schall is also the co-developer and research coordinator for Project SEARCH Plus ASD Supports. Additionally, Dr. Schall has consulted nationally and internationally on issues related to adolescents and young adults with ASD. Donald Taylor is responsible for membership and chapters at TASH and is the producer of Amplified. Transcript Announcer: You're listening to TASH Amplified, a podcast that seeks to transform research and experience concerning inclusion and equity for people with disabilities into solutions people can use in their everyday lives. Today we are talking with Carol Schall, an Assistant Professor of Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Director of Technical Assistance for the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence. We discuss her article, “Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Achieving Long-Term Employment Success: A Retrospective Review of Employment Retention and Intervention”. It is one of a collection of articles in the September 2018 special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. She is a co-author, along with Valerie Brooke, Alissa Molinelli Brooke, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, Katherine Thompson and Jan Smith. Professor Schall talks about her study, but throughout, addresses the the best practices, challenges and future direction of the broad issue of employment for people with disabilities. Musical introduction Complete transcript forthcoming Announcer: You've been listening to TASH Amplified. For more about the series, including show notes, links to articles discussed, a complete transcript and a schedule of episodes, visit tash.org/amplified. You can subscribe through iTunes or your favorite Android podcast app to have the series delivered automatically to your device so you never miss an episode. If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it with your friends and on your social networks. Today we discussed research from the current special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, a special issue dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. The current issues, as […] The post Employee Retention in Competitive Integrated Employment for People with Disabilities appeared first on Tash.org.

Season 3, Episode 1 — 8 October 2018 About this episode Carol Schall, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Director of Technical Assistance for the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence, discusses her article, “Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Achieving Long-Term Employment Success: A Retrospective Review of Employment Retention and Intervention”. It is one of a collection of articles in the September 2018 special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. About the presenters Carol Schall is the Co-Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence, the Director of the Virginia Autism Resource Center, and the Principal Investigator in the development of the Community Based Functional Skills Assessment for Transition Aged Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a grant funded by Autism Speaks. She has over 30 years experience supporting adolescents and adults with ASD as a teacher, administrator, researcher, and consultant. Dr. Schall is also the co-developer and research coordinator for Project SEARCH Plus ASD Supports. Additionally, Dr. Schall has consulted nationally and internationally on issues related to adolescents and young adults with ASD. Donald Taylor is responsible for membership and chapters at TASH and is the producer of Amplified. Transcript Announcer: You’re listening to TASH Amplified, a podcast that seeks to transform research and experience concerning inclusion and equity for people with disabilities into solutions people can use in their everyday lives. Today we are talking with Carol Schall, an Assistant Professor of Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Director of Technical Assistance for the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence. We discuss her article, “Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Achieving Long-Term Employment Success: A Retrospective Review of Employment Retention and Intervention”. It is one of a collection of articles in the September 2018 special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. She is a co-author, along with Valerie Brooke, Alissa Molinelli Brooke, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, Katherine Thompson and Jan Smith. Professor Schall talks about her study, but throughout, addresses the the best practices, challenges and future direction of the broad issue of employment for people with disabilities. Musical introduction Complete transcript forthcoming Announcer: You’ve been listening to TASH Amplified. For more about the series, including show notes, links to articles discussed, a complete transcript and a schedule of episodes, visit tash.org/amplified. You can subscribe through iTunes or your favorite Android podcast app to have the series delivered automatically to your device so you never miss an episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please share it with your friends and on your social networks. Today we discussed research from the current special issue of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, a special issue dedicated to “Critical Issues in the Employment of Persons with Severe Disabilities”. The current issues, as […] The post Employee Retention in Competitive Integrated Employment for People with Disabilities appeared first on Tash.org.

Allison will talk about major changes at the state and federal level that impact people with disabilities and the people who serve them. We will discuss the importance of grassroots advocacy in this environment and why it is more important than ever. Speaker: Allison Wohl, Executive Director of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) More Information and Transcript available at: https://www.adalive.org/episode44

Joan Weir, Director of the Health and Disability Policy at the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, joins the show to give us her perspective and talk about their upcoming meeting with the health minister.

An MIT Communications Forum: https://commforum.mit.edu/neurodiversity-at-mit-and-design-for-everyone-march-1-2018-f7886ba92b61 The world is a neurologically diverse place, but the resources, workspaces and technologies we use often don’t reflect that. Sometimes simple changes can significantly expand accessibility to people who have neurological differences like autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or epilepsy, but designers and policymakers frequently aren’t aware of issues affecting this neurodiverse community. Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, joins neuroscientist Ned Sahin, Empowered Brain Institute CEO Rafiq Abdus-Sabur, computer scientist Karthik Dinakar, and disability advocate Finn Gardiner to explore what it means to be non-neurotypical, barriers to inclusion, and how creators can make their work more accessible. Rafiq Abdus-Sabur is president and CEO of The Empowered Brain Institute, a nonprofit disability advocacy and support organization for individuals with autism and their families. Rafiq is a board member for Brain Power LLC and founder of the education technology firm, Edgewise Education. Finn Gardiner is a disability advocate and policy analyst specializing in intersectional disability justice and accessible technology. He is a research assistant at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University where his work focuses on public policies for autistic individuals. Karthik Dinakar is a computer scientist and the founder of C3PO, or the Cambridge Computational Clinical Psychology Org, a group of interdisciplinary researchers focused on bringing together machine learning, causal inference and clinical psychology. Moderator: Rosalind Picard is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT, co-director of the Media Lab’s Advancing Wellbeing Initiative, and faculty chair of MIT’s MindHandHeart Initiative. She co-founded the technology companies Empatica, Inc., which creates wearable sensors and analytics to improve health, and Affectiva, Inc., which delivers technology to help measure and communicate emotion. This event is sponsored by The MindHandHeart Innovation Fund and Radius at MIT. All Communications Forum events are free and open to the general public.

Michael Morris, founder and executive director of National Disability Institute, is a former legal counsel to the US Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy and is a key architect of the ABLE Act. He serves as a subject matter expert on financial inclusion and poverty reduction concerning people with disabilities to the FDIC, IRS, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, National Council on Disability and multiple state ABLE programs.

Joyce's honored guests will be Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) of the United States Senate and Bobby Silverstein, director of the Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy. As we approach July 26th, the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), both guests will discuss its importance and how critical it is to continue advocating for the independence and employment of all people with disabilities.

Keynote speaker at the Emerging Scholars Conference on Exploring Difference: Disability and Diversity in Education, Law and Society, Laura Rothstein lectures on Disability Policy in Education Settings. She details the relationship between the Eisenhower Highway System as it relates to the history of disability policy in the United States. Rothstein has written extensively on disability discrimination in education. She chaired the AALS Special Committee on Disability Issues (1988-1990). She has served
as co-chair of the AALS Section on Disability Law, Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education Diversity Committee, a member of the LSAC Minority Affairs Committee, and a member of the AALS Membership Committee.

Joyce's featured guests are Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. A range of topics will be discussed on the show, including October as National Disability Awareness Month, reflecting on the meaning of the Americans with Disability Act to Americans with disabilities and the Obama Administration's commitment to hiring Americans with disabilities.

Joyce's featured guests are Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. A range of topics will be discussed on the show, including October as National Disability Awareness Month, reflecting on the meaning of the Americans with Disability Act to Americans with disabilities and the Obama Administration's commitment to hiring Americans with disabilities.

Day in Washington Disability Policy Podcast - Episode Summary:  This week, DIW has a guest host, Lars Lindberg.  Lars is Deputy Director at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in Sweden.  He talks about a number of issues relating to Sweden's Disability Policy including:  1.  Disability Policy in Sweden  2.  Employment Discrimination in Sweden versus the United States 3.  History of Sweden's Disability Policy 4.  Disability Policy Today and in the Future (Including the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - CRPD) Lar's discussion also includes a description of Sweden's law that REQUIRES the provision of Personal Attendant Services for those who need them to allow for independent community-based living which is particularly pertinent considering this last week's Kick-Off on Capitol Hill for the Community Choice Act. (Note:  Unfortunately, I was using an analog tape recorder and the quality of Lars' recording was poor.  If you cannot understand the audio, a narrated version of the original podcast is also provided.)  Audio Files:  Day in Washington #36 (Lars Lindberg - Sweden's Disability Policy) Day in Washington #36 (NARRATED VERION:  Lars Lindberg - Sweden's Disability Policy) Text File:  See Comments 

Unfortunately, I am (once again) behind on my posting and podcasts. Work has been quite busy and I was recently out of town for our national convention. In spite of the fact that I did not have a post for Day in Washington for August so far, I am still thinking about and working on disability policy issues (and of course the listenership/readership of Day in Washington). The resulting disability policy update is part of Show 55 for Beth Case's Disability 411. For those of you unfamiliar with podcasts, I would posit that this is probably the grand-daddy or grand-mom of disability podcasts. The specific podcast was about ADA Restoration. There has been a lot of discussion about this legislative effort and to be frank, not all of it has been positive. This isn't about the need for the legislation and the need for a "fix" but about the conflict or is it confusion or concern, to be honest, I'm not sure which or all of the words are appropriate. You can find out the details about the legislative language on various sites on the internet, but Beth asked that I try to address what controversy is there. Episode 55 is my attempt to explain the history behind and the dynamics of the current ADA restoration effort in as open and non-judgmental manner as possible. At the end of the day, I think everyone involved in the effort towards passage is interested in the same thing - improving the lives of people with disabilities and minimizing (if not eliminating) discrimination. Posted August 9th, you can listen to my commentary on the ADA Restoration at Disability 411 - Episode 55 - Disability 411 As usual, a transcript of my podcast is in the comments. (Note: Disability411 also provides a transcript for all of its programming)

While its intuitive appeal remains strong, the adoption of universal design is often thwarted by challenges common to postsecondary classrooms. This presentation will engage participants in building awareness of universal design (UD) and the promise and challenges of implementation through interactive role playing by the presenters. Principles of universal design will be presented as point-counterpoint for discussion and debate, as participants realize the advantages and concerns surrounding UD implementation from an individual, as well as, an institutional perspective. Manju Banerjee is assistant professor in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. She is a research and education consultant for the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, and has over 20 years experience in the field of learning and other disabilities. She is the former Director of Disability Services at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Manju is a certified diagnostician and teacher-consultant for learning disabilities. She has worked as a postsecondary disability service provider, vocational rehabilitation counselor, faculty member, and researcher for many years. Manju has published and presented both nationally and internationally on topics including disability documentation and assessment, technology mediated learning, and universal design in instruction. Her areas of research include technological competencies for college students with learning disabilities and universal design in high stakes assessment. Loring C. Brinckerhoff, Ph.D. is Director of the Office of Disability Policy at Educational Testing Service (ETS). He also serves as a higher education and disability consultant to Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) and Harvard Medical School. He received his doctorate in learning disabilities from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is past-president of the Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and former secretary of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. Area of expertise: Transition from high school to post-secondary education for students with learning disabilities; high stakes testing and accommodations; gifted adults with disabilities.