Attendee Resources

List of Resources

2013 Presentations

• Coming Soon: Full Implementation of the ACA - Julie Ward
• The Affordable Care Act and Marketplace Overview - Thomas Dudley
• Federal Threats to Medicaid - Jen Besson
• Extending Medicaid Coverage - Joan Alker
• False Choices, Bad Choices and Public Opinion - Patrick Lester
• How Congress Works - Donna Meltzer & Kim Musheno
• Implementation of the ACA: Essential Health Benefits - Theresa Morgan
• Looking to the Future of Federal Disability Policy: Impact of Changes in Terminology - Marc J. Tassé
• Saving for the Future: The ABLE Act
• Social Security and SSI, Issues & Threats: Chained CPI - Joan Entmacher
• Supplemental Security Income: Current Issues - Rebecca Vallas
• Social Security & SSI: Overview - TJ Sutcliffe
• Social Security Disability Insurance: Current Issues - Virginia Reno
• Social Security, SSI & Medicaid Basics - Marty Ford & Annie Acosta
• Your Civil Rights: What is at Stake? Threats and challenges to the ADA - Rhonda Neuhaus

2013 Fact Sheets

The Fact Sheets cover the issues that are the focus of the Seminar and are intended to be shared during the hill visits.

• Community Living
• Social Security and SSI
• Education and Employment
• ABLE Act
• Civil Rights
• Fiscal Policy

Who's Coming?

Find out who else from your state is coming to the Seminar and get in touch with them before your schedule your Wednesday appointments on Capitol Hill. You can coordinate to schedule group meetings with your Senators and representatives from your Congressional districts.

• State Listing Spreadsheet
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Helpful Documents

• Helpful Hints for Hill Appointments
• Important Committees for Disability Policy
• Travel Infomation for Attendees
• How to Obtain House and Senate Documents

Partner Resources

The Arc has developed a series of in depth publications explaining critical policy issues that may be helpful to attendees wishing to learn more about issues before they arrive in Washington DC.

• For more information about proposed cuts to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
• For more information about the importance of the Affordable Care Act
• For background information about the Budget Control Act and the deficit
• For examples of how to tell your story about why Medicaid and Social Security are important to people with I/DD
• There is an updated Create a Chart function on stateofthestates.org. It may be helpful for those attending the seminar to create a chart for their state, print it and take it with them on the hill visits.

For Your Information

The following links can help you understand more about how public policy decisions are made and implemented. Many Disability Policy Seminar sessions this year will focus on the budget and appropriations process which is crucial to implementing good public policy. The more you know, the more prepared you'll be to discuss your needs with your legislators.

• The Congressional Budget Process Timetable
• Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process
• Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology
• The Role of the President in Budget Development