The Collaboration to Promote Self Determination

Have you seen our info graphic on the realities facing individuals living with cognitive disabilities?

Lawsuit against Miami U in Ohio alleges SWD required to use inaccessible websites, software and course materials:
http://1.usa.gov/1PGzhzA

Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability Discrimination... Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability...

CPSD Member AUCD’s Liz Weintraub hosts weekly talks, “Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All,” that aims to demystify disability policy. Be sure to check out this week’s edition, as Liz discusses the Social Security System with AUCD executive director Andrew Imparato. http://ow.ly/N00uO

Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All, Social Security Reform Update In these week's episode Liz interviews Andy Imparato the Executive Director of AUCD on the efforts to reform Social Security.

Last week Senator Orrin Hatch announced 3 bills aimed to improve Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) take a look: http://1.usa.gov/1DZQ3D5

Hatch Announces Trio of Bills to Improve Integrity of Disability... WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced three bills aimed to improve the administration and integrity...

Have you seen our testimony to the Advisory Committee on Competitive Integrated Employment? ow.ly/MehLl

Catch the latest CPSD news, information, and happenings via our blog! http://ow.ly/MHMQh

CPSD Blog | CPSD CPSD Blog April 24 State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum...

Did you know CPSD is also on Twitter? Be sure to “Follow” us for the latest updates on issues impacting people living with disabilities. http://ow.ly/JlSlT

CPSD (@CPSDAdvocacy) | Twitter The latest Tweets from CPSD (). The Collaboration for the Promotion of Self Determination (CPSD) is an disability policy coalition of...

Have you seen our testimony to the Advisory Committee on Competitive Integrated Employment? http://ow.ly/MehLl

Testimony for the Advisory Committee on Competitive Integrated... We focus on high-impact public policy and systems reform to improve the employment and socio-economic outcomes of citizens with intellectual and...

33% of work-age adults living with cognitive disabilities are living in poverty. See more facts in our info graphic.

WIOA rulemaking takes aim at stopping the practice of sheltered work. Do you think they help or hinder the progress of those living with disabilities? http://bit.ly/1IKYuJS

Feds Take Aim At Sheltered Workshops The Obama administration is proposing new regulations that would sharply limit people with disabilities from entering employment situations where...

ECAA Restraint and seclusion provision advances in Senate bill, would make school safer for S.W.D.: http://bit.ly/1HnVod4

Restraint And Seclusion Mandate Advances In Senate A plan to rewrite the nation's primary education law is set to go before the U.S. Senate and it now includes a provision related to restraint and...

Training and support for students with Autism and faculty leads to success in college: http://bit.ly/1cEzJlq

Autism in college: How are institutions helping students succeed? Students on the spectrum might not sign up for campus services on their own, so identifying them early on is critical to prevent them from falling...