CPSD presumes competence in the ability of all citizens with significant disabilities to work and live independently in integrated settings and to contribute meaningfully in their communities. Personal autonomy, access, accountability, and responsibility over one’s life decision-making processes result in better outcomes and improved quality of life for people with significant disabilities.
Education is a fundamental component of preparing all children, regardless of disability status, for lives in our communities. The Collaboration advocates for inclusive education practices and high expectations for students with disabilities.
The Collaboration embraces the concept of “Employment First”, a paradigm that presumes that all people, including people with the most significant disabilities, can work for competitive wages in their communities, given the proper supports and services.
Providing opportunities for people with significant disabilities to save is critical to ensuring that individuals attain economic empowerment. Current policy often requires people with significant disabilities live in poverty in order to receive the services they need to fully participate in their communities, or receive the medical care they need.
Policy Issue: The House of Representatives will be voting this week on the reauthorization of the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), which is the Republican version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Both Democrats and Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced separate bills along partisan lines. CPSD believes…
