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A bill previously supported by ACB was reintroduced in the House of Representatives.  The Disability Access to Transportation Act (DATA) works to improve paratransit services…
Please see the email below ACB received from the Department of Transportation concerning air travel. Dear Disability Advocates:The Department’s Office of Aviation Consumer…
ACB recently signed onto a joint letter with numerous disability advocacy organizations in response to a letter put out by the American Council on Education (ACE) in May of this…
Please see the press release below. ACB is listed as a public supporter of the reintroduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. The act, introduced…
Here’s another opportunity to get involved. Congress, in both the House and Senate, has reintroduced the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA). This bill, which has been introduced…
The U.S. Department of Energy has placed a 60-day postponement on the Direct Final Rule for building Section 504. This Direct Final Rule would remove accessibility requirements…
The 2025 Audio Description People’s Choice Award finalist voting round is being held July 6-20. The winners will be revealed during the 2025 ACB Audio Description…
On July 1, the Senate passed its version of the reconciliation package. After a long-night of debate, the bill passed with the narrowest of margins; a tie was broken by Vice…
The Senate recently reintroduced the Older Americans Reauthorization Act. The reauthorization was slotted to go through in the last Congressional session, but never made it all…
On Wednesday, June 18, the Senate reintroduced the Older Americans Reauthorization Act. The OAA was last reauthorized in 2020. Congress had worked to reauthorize it in the last…