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| 1822506 | b35f6eb7-5ac8-44c3-9069-e855775d7cb6 | Q1 | UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION | 12994 | UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION | 2016 | first_quarter | CIV | United Spinal supports S. 2427 - the Disability Integration Act. United Spinal opposes ADA Notification bill, HR 3765. Disability community stakeholders, including United Spinal Association, TASH, National Council on Independent Living and National Disability Rights Network met with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to discuss alleged fraudulent activity by the AbilityOne program and next steps related to the hiring, employing and recruiting of people with significant disabilities. The AbilityOne program provides employment opportunities to more than 45,000 people with significant disabilities including 3,000 veterans. The program is among the largest providers of jobs for individuals who are blind or who have significant disabilities. United Spinal signed on to comments to the Administration on Community Living in response to their draft Adult Protective Services Consensus Guidelines. The comments suggested the rules clarify standards and accessibility requirements, make the client the center of decision making, ensure there are appropriate numbers of experienced caseworkers, and emphasize the importance of working with protection and advocacy and developmental disability agencies. United Spinal signed on to a letter to Congress, opposing HR 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015. | AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation,Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office | 75000 | 0 | 0 | 2016-04-20T11:32:22.237000-04:00 |