AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 52 organizations led by Vanderbilt Health appropriations request to Congress for the NIH All Of Us Research program. The June 1 letter is here: PDF. […]
Policy Updates
The American Association on Health and Disability plays an important role in disability policy and advocacy at the national level. AAHD strives to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities receive attention and respect on the national legislative agenda. AAHD is involved in numerous disability coalitions and networks that address the needs of people with disabilities. Please visit the Policy site to learn more about our activities in this area. AAHD staff maintain an active role in Washington, DC to ensure that health promotion and wellness for people with disabilities is on the disability and healthcare agenda. AAHD staff have positions on the APHA, Disability Section, Executive Council; the CDC, NCBDDD, Executive Committee; Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities-CCD and serve on the National Health Council; Coalition for Health Funding; Disability Rehabilitation and Research Coaltion; Coalition for Whole Health, Patient Care Primary Care Collaborative; and other coalitions advocating for policy that works towards reducing health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population and reducing the incidence of secondary conditions in children and adults with disabilities.
Advocates to Congress: Rescind CMS Limits on Medicare Low Vision Aids
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition asking Congress to rescind CMS limits on Medicare low vision aids. The May 21 ITEM letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – AAHD and Lakeshore Submission to CMS
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to CMS on proposed 2028 HCBS quality measures. Available here are the May 18 AAHD-Lakeshore submission and the April 27 CMS Federal Register proposal for public comment. […]
NIH National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) – Appropriations Request
AAHD (as a steering committee member) and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) appropriations request to Congress for the NIH NCMRR and related NIH disability programs. The May 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
NIDILRR (National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research) – Appropriations Request
AAHD (as a steering committee member) and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) appropriations request to Congress for NIDILRR and related Administration for Community Living (ACL) programs. The May 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicare Advantage Legislative Improvements – HR 8375 and S. 4384
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) supporting legislation (HR 8375 and S. 4384) to improve the administration of Medicare Advantage plan programs. The May 13 CPR letters to House and Senate are here: House PDF; Senate PDF. […]
HUD Critical Housing Programs Serving Persons with Disabilities – Appropriations Requests
AAHD, as a CCD member, has joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on Housing, letter to Congressional appropriations committees requests for funding critical housing programs for persons with disabilities. Available here are the May 6 CCD letter and an April 20 38 U.S. Senators letter on HUD Sections 202 and 811 […]
HUD Proposed Rental Assistance Work Requirements and Term Limits – (2) – Harm To People with Disabilities
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on Housing, comments to HUD opposing proposed work requirements and term limits in HUD project-based rental assistance programs. We earlier joined a Disability Belongs led comments to HUD submitted April 24. The May 1 CCD submission to HUD letter […]
Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to Devices – S. 3988
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition letter endorsing legislation (S.3988) authorizing new devices access for veterans with spinal trauma. The April 28 letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
HUD Proposed Rental Assistance Work Requirements and Term Limits Undermine the Importance of Housing Stability
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined disability organizations, initiated and led by Disability Belongs, comments to HUD proposing work requirements and term limits in HUD project-based rental assistance programs. The letter emphasizes the importance of housing stability. The April 24 submission to HUD letter is here: PDF. […]