Topic Descriptions
Accessible Technology
Legislation addressing accessible technology to increase employment and career advancement.
Career Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation
Legislation addressing workforce development strategies for people with disabilities including youth apprenticeships, vocational Rehabilitation services.
Competitive Integrated Employment
Legislation addressing wages and benefits for people with disabilities including subminimum wage employment, hiring preference, disability inclusion practices.
Disability- Related Health Policy
Legislation addressing Mental and substance abuse parity, including rehabilitation, Medicaid, disability medical treatment.
Disability-Related Transportation Policy
Legislation addressing transportation system barriers for people with disabilities including registration plates for people with disabilities, ride services, reserved parking, wheelchair accessible transportation.
Education, Special Education and School-to-Work Transition
Legislation addressing special education and school-to-work transition including education requirements, public school transportation for students with disabilities, dyslexia, vocational rehabilitation services in schools, higher education mental health.
Financial Literacy and Asset Building
Legislation addressing ABLE savings account.
Housing, Community-Based and Independent Living
Legislation addressing housing and community-based and independent living housing including adult foster care for disabled, developmental centers, funding, rent control, tenants with disabilities protections and housing discrimination.
Older Workers
Legislation addressing older adults including employee’s disability retirement, age discrimination in hiring practices and long term care.
Private Sector Employment, Support, and Incentives
Legislation addressing employment practices of the private sector including discrimination and protected classes, wages, sick time, tax breaks.
Return-to-Work, Retention and Leave
Legislation addressing retention and leave including family leave benefits, accidental disability benefits, workers compensations, temporary disability insurance.
Self- Employment and Entrepreneurship
Legislation addressing businesses owned by people with disabilities.
State Employment of Individuals and Disabilities
Legislation addressing state employment of individuals with disabilities including subminimum wage employment, employment first policies, equal opportunity employment.
State Implementation of Federal Disability Policy
Legislation addressing the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
State Procurement and Supplier Diversity Programs
Legislation addressing practices in procurement and disability-owned businesses.
Wages
Legislation addressing wages for people with disabilities including minimum wages and subminimum wage employment,
Workers Compensation
Legislation addressing workers compensations and disability benefits.
Workplace Accommodations
Legislation addressing reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities such as teleworking, discrimination, leave of absence, service animals.