Able Americans

Our Faces of Disability Crisis campaign is live! In the coming weeks, you'll meet real individuals affected by U.S. disability policy -- and learn how Able Americans aims to change things for the better. youtube.com/watch?v=QNxpHC…

Proud to call @RachKBarkley a dear friend. Spend a few minutes watching this video – it’s more than a story… It’s a call to action

It was a new mother's nightmare. Rachel didn't know if she would live or die. "Get your affairs in order," doctors told her. Here's what happened & why she's fighting for disability policy reform today: youtu.be/rCSuVY0wTJc

Any of us could become disabled or care for a loved one with a disability. Life after disability can be incredibly challenging—homes aren’t accessible, wheelchairs cost thousands, and healthcare adds up. Some call this the disability tax. Despite the high costs, life remains…

Able Americans stands ready to assist @RFKJr_Official with his reforms by providing research from Project Access and policy reform ideas as outlined in its “Able to Succeed” blueprint publication. Read more: ableamericans.us/able-americans…

🚨 NEW: In this powerful video, Able Americans' Director @RachKBarkley shares her story of unexpected disability, the staggering financial costs of mobility, and the barriers millions of Americans face. Learn more: AbleAmericans.us

“From The Netherlands to Canada, we see that in the name of choice, disabled people are made to feel less valued than able-bodied people at best and worthy of early death at worst.” ableamericans.us/rachel-barkley…

🚨 Today, more than 25% of individuals with disabilities in America live in poverty – more than twice the rate of individuals without disabilities. It is a deeply rooted problem in federal statutes that have not been reformed in over 80 years. ableamericans.us/rachel-barkley…

When Jonathan was a small child, he was diagnosed with a debilitating disability. His mother soon passed away, leaving his father to care for three children on his own. Today, Jonathan's father is his sole caregiver. This is their story: youtube.com/watch?v=YQuIjQ…

“Laws that enable physician-assisted suicide inculcate a harmful culture for people of all types of disabilities, and they are unfortunately spreading beyond Europe and Canada to the United States." READ IT 👇👇 ableamericans.us/rachel-barkley…

Able Americans Director @RachKBarkley speaks on the @financialissues show about how her experience as a quadriplegic opened her eyes to what the disability community really needs from government policy. youtube.com/watch?v=1bgVTs…

"Folks that have serious mental illness will often need a step-down facility. It's the case pretty much all over the place that we have no place to put them." -- @DrMcCance_Katz Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=YQuIjQ…

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"If Congress is serious about restoring fiscal discipline and strengthening the social safety net, the path forward is clear: protect the most vulnerable by fixing the incentives that distort this vital program." ableamericans.us/rachel-barkley…

What happens when your life changes in an instant, and you have to rebuild it from the ground up? In this week’s Let People Prosper Show, I talk with Rachel Barkley (@RachKBarkley), a policy leader at Alliance for Opportunity and Able Americans, wife, mother, and one of the most…

"[I]t is clear federal programs across the Social Security Administration, including SSI and SSDI, are routinely ineffective and inefficient." It's time for free market solutions: via @AmericanThinker ableamericans.us/mark-mostert-t…

Disability benefits should be a bridge—not a barrier—to employment, security, and independence. Let's come together to push for federal reforms that are inclusive, fair & future-focused. Join us: ableamericans.us/campaign-to-fi…

The U.S. disability benefits system is broken. It's outdated, fragmented, and too often keeps people with disabilities from achieving the independence, economic mobility and full citizenship they deserve. We're on a mission to change that >> ableamericans.us/campaign-to-fi…

Check out Project Access, a program from Able Americans created to evaluate & describe what policies, programs, services, resources, and research are available related to people with disabilities across @hhsgov: myprojectaccess.org

People with disabilities face systemic barriers like income gaps & limited access to resources. It's essential to examine the policies that shape their lives to ensure dignity, equality & opportunity for all. Our policy agenda is here: ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

When Jonathan was born, his parents didn’t know anything was wrong. Around age 2, he started to depart from the same milestones as his twin brother. Doctors soon told the family the devastating news that Jonathan would never live a normal life. This is his story.