DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INC

- Joined a letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to Congress, calling for immediate oversight/investigation of the changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. The letter highlights how the changed status of a number of vaccinations makes their coverage under insurance an open question mark, discouraging vaccination, and therefore threatens herd immunity for disabled students, people with cancer and organ transplants), and individuals with other risk factors who rely on high rates of vaccination for protection. - Joined a letter from the Health Task Force of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities to HHS in response to a Request for Information on "accelerating the adoption and use of AI as part of clinical care." The letter raised concerns and cautions specific to how AI's use in health care services can impact on disabled people. - Joined a coalition letter led by Caring Across Generations (CAG), the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), and others to Congress opposing attacks on, and funding cuts for, basic needs programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and the communities who rely on these programs. - Joined a letter led by the National Partnership for Women and Families, opposing the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR 6945), a bill that codifies the ability for states to apply TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) dollars to funding anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). - Joined a letter led by the American Association of Retired People (AARP) to Congress urging support for the inclusion of the bipartisan Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act (S. 1565/H.R. 138) in in any relevant legislation advanced in the 119th Congress.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 138

- Joined a letter from the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) to Congress asking for federal oversight hearings over the Executive Branch's actions to illegally restructure the Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - Joined a coalition letter led by CPSD to the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing the movement of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) away from the Department of Education. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) and sent to the House Judiciary Committee, defending a longstanding Supreme Court Decision in Plyler v. Doe which recognized that states could not exclude non-citizen immigrant children from public education. - Joined a large coalition of federal and state educational advocacy and civil rights organizations (All4Ed) in a letter to Congress opposing the unlawful transfers of Dept of Ed roles and responsibilities to other federal agencies. - Joined a letter led by the Education Task Force of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to Congressional representatives opposing the 21st Century Dyslexia Act (S.3010/H.R. 5769) which would undermine existing protections under IDEA and could result in unintended negative consequences for students with disabilities, including students suspected of or those already identified with dyslexia.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5769

- Joined a coalition letter from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD's) Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Force to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding implementation of a new Home and Community-Based Services waiver authorized under HR 1. - Joined a letter led by the Rights, Health, and LTSS Task Forces of CCD to CMS, opposing a proposed rule (CMS-2451-P, 90 Fed. Reg. 59441 (Dec. 19, 2026)) to prohibit Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for gender transition-related health care for minors. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) to CMS requesting that they not follow the drug treatment policies of other countries that use Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) as a standard for determining the worth of a drug treatment, because the QALY inherently discriminates against the lives and worth of disabled people. - Joined a letter led by CCD's Health and LTSS taskforces and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) to Congressional leadership, stressing the importance of home and community-based care to disabled people and refuting the overly broad accusations of waste, fraud, and abuse being leveled against home and community-based services (HCBS), disabled persons, and family caregivers. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)/Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB) to CMS with comments on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule put out by the Dept of Health and Human Services. - Joined a letter led by CCD and DAC to CMS, responding to a Request for Information from CMS seeking public comments on a series of questions concerning the presence and impact of fraud in the Medicaid program ("Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare"). - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congress supporting HR 5940/S 3480, which reverses the scheduled implementation of a spending & review model for original Medicare beneficiaries in a few pilot states.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5940

- Joined a letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to Congress, calling for immediate oversight/investigation of the changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. The letter highlights how the changed status of a number of vaccinations makes their coverage under insurance an open question mark, discouraging vaccination, and therefore threatens herd immunity for disabled students, people with cancer and organ transplants), and individuals with other risk factors who rely on high rates of vaccination for protection. - Joined a letter from the Health Task Force of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities to HHS in response to a Request for Information on "accelerating the adoption and use of AI as part of clinical care." The letter raised concerns and cautions specific to how AI's use in health care services can impact on disabled people. - Joined a coalition letter led by Caring Across Generations (CAG), the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), and others to Congress opposing attacks on, and funding cuts for, basic needs programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and the communities who rely on these programs. - Joined a letter led by the National Partnership for Women and Families, opposing the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR 6945), a bill that codifies the ability for states to apply TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) dollars to funding anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). - Joined a letter led by the American Association of Retired People (AARP) to Congress urging support for the inclusion of the bipartisan Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act (S. 1565/H.R. 138) in in any relevant legislation advanced in the 119th Congress.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6945

- Joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) opposing HR 7296 (the "SAVE" Act) that would require all new registering voters to produce proof of U.S. citizenship, also imposing new nationwide photo ID requirements that go far beyond the requirements of any existing law.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 7296

- Joined a letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to Congress, calling for immediate oversight/investigation of the changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. The letter highlights how the changed status of a number of vaccinations makes their coverage under insurance an open question mark, discouraging vaccination, and therefore threatens herd immunity for disabled students, people with cancer and organ transplants), and individuals with other risk factors who rely on high rates of vaccination for protection. - Joined a letter from the Health Task Force of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities to HHS in response to a Request for Information on "accelerating the adoption and use of AI as part of clinical care." The letter raised concerns and cautions specific to how AI's use in health care services can impact on disabled people. - Joined a coalition letter led by Caring Across Generations (CAG), the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), and others to Congress opposing attacks on, and funding cuts for, basic needs programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and the communities who rely on these programs. - Joined a letter led by the National Partnership for Women and Families, opposing the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR 6945), a bill that codifies the ability for states to apply TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) dollars to funding anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). - Joined a letter led by the American Association of Retired People (AARP) to Congress urging support for the inclusion of the bipartisan Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act (S. 1565/H.R. 138) in in any relevant legislation advanced in the 119th Congress.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1565

- Joined a letter from the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) to Congress asking for federal oversight hearings over the Executive Branch's actions to illegally restructure the Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - Joined a coalition letter led by CPSD to the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing the movement of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) away from the Department of Education. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) and sent to the House Judiciary Committee, defending a longstanding Supreme Court Decision in Plyler v. Doe which recognized that states could not exclude non-citizen immigrant children from public education. - Joined a large coalition of federal and state educational advocacy and civil rights organizations (All4Ed) in a letter to Congress opposing the unlawful transfers of Dept of Ed roles and responsibilities to other federal agencies. - Joined a letter led by the Education Task Force of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to Congressional representatives opposing the 21st Century Dyslexia Act (S.3010/H.R. 5769) which would undermine existing protections under IDEA and could result in unintended negative consequences for students with disabilities, including students suspected of or those already identified with dyslexia.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3010

- Joined a coalition letter from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD's) Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Force to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding implementation of a new Home and Community-Based Services waiver authorized under HR 1. - Joined a letter led by the Rights, Health, and LTSS Task Forces of CCD to CMS, opposing a proposed rule (CMS-2451-P, 90 Fed. Reg. 59441 (Dec. 19, 2026)) to prohibit Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for gender transition-related health care for minors. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) to CMS requesting that they not follow the drug treatment policies of other countries that use Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) as a standard for determining the worth of a drug treatment, because the QALY inherently discriminates against the lives and worth of disabled people. - Joined a letter led by CCD's Health and LTSS taskforces and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) to Congressional leadership, stressing the importance of home and community-based care to disabled people and refuting the overly broad accusations of waste, fraud, and abuse being leveled against home and community-based services (HCBS), disabled persons, and family caregivers. - Joined a letter spearheaded by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)/Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB) to CMS with comments on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule put out by the Dept of Health and Human Services. - Joined a letter led by CCD and DAC to CMS, responding to a Request for Information from CMS seeking public comments on a series of questions concerning the presence and impact of fraud in the Medicaid program ("Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare"). - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congress supporting HR 5940/S 3480, which reverses the scheduled implementation of a spending & review model for original Medicare beneficiaries in a few pilot states.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 3480

- Joined a letter jointly led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Coalition (DAC) to the the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), asking for fed guidance and rulemaking on HR1's "community engagement" requirements that will broadly protect people with disabilities, aging consumers, and their caregivers from being dropped unnecessarily from Medicaid

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1

- Joined a coalition letter on the National Fair Housing Act which asks Senate leaders to maintain funding for the nations critically important fair housing programs, including the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to sustain existing local fair housing organizations - Signed a letter led by the National Low Income Housing Coalition which would restore FEMAs status as an independent agency, which will in turn increase its efficiency and made its assistance more available for people facing homelessness (supporting Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 (H.R.4669))

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4669

- Joined a letter led by Advocates for Trans Equality to Congress, opposing S. 2907/H.R. 5483 which proposes a law that criminalizes healthcare providers, parents, and others when gender-affirming care is provided to Trans and Gender-Diverse adolescents

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5483

- Joined letter led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD) Health Task Force to Senate leadership supporting S.5018/H.R. 6860, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients' Act, which would require employer-sponsored private insurance to cover dialysis treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Joined letter led by CCD to congressional leaders calling for the reauthorization of the advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) for marketplace health insurance - Joined a coalition letter to all members of Congress opposing efforts to restrict access to gender affirming care - Joined coalition letter spearheaded by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) to congress urging that it pass a clean bill extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for the marketplace exchanges, without including an abortion-related rider with the funding bill - Joined a coalition letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Senate leaders in support of S. 2898, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 which would reauthorize funding for an established TBI program

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6860

- Joined an advocate coalition letter in support of S.1686, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act which is bipartisan legislation that would make the flow of disaster recovery funds faster, more equitable, and more accountable to taxpayers

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1686

- Joined letter led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD) Health Task Force to Senate leadership supporting S.5018/H.R. 6860, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients' Act, which would require employer-sponsored private insurance to cover dialysis treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Joined letter led by CCD to congressional leaders calling for the reauthorization of the advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) for marketplace health insurance - Joined a coalition letter to all members of Congress opposing efforts to restrict access to gender affirming care - Joined coalition letter spearheaded by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) to congress urging that it pass a clean bill extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for the marketplace exchanges, without including an abortion-related rider with the funding bill - Joined a coalition letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Senate leaders in support of S. 2898, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 which would reauthorize funding for an established TBI program

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2898

- Joined a letter led by Advocates for Trans Equality to Congress, opposing S. 2907/H.R. 5483 which proposes a law that criminalizes healthcare providers, parents, and others when gender-affirming care is provided to Trans and Gender-Diverse adolescents

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2907

- Joined letter led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities' (CCD) Health Task Force to Senate leadership supporting S.5018/H.R. 6860, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients' Act, which would require employer-sponsored private insurance to cover dialysis treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Joined letter led by CCD to congressional leaders calling for the reauthorization of the advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) for marketplace health insurance - Joined a coalition letter to all members of Congress opposing efforts to restrict access to gender affirming care - Joined coalition letter spearheaded by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) to congress urging that it pass a clean bill extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for the marketplace exchanges, without including an abortion-related rider with the funding bill - Joined a coalition letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Senate leaders in support of S. 2898, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 which would reauthorize funding for an established TBI program

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.5018

- Joined a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy led by the Latina Institute and National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) opposing a proposed HHS that redefines federal public health benefits for the purposes of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) and rescinds a narrower 1998 interpretation of federal public health benefits - Joined a letter led by Community Catalyst to Congress, asking for passage of the Marketplace Extended Premium Tax Credits and for signing of the the Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act (this bill repeals much of HR1, the fed budget act passed in July 2025) - Joined letter from the Disability and Aging Coalition (DAC) to Congress that supports the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 which would repeal major provisions in HR1 that cut health care (Medicaid) and would also make the Enhanced premium tax credits offered in the marketplace permanent - Joined letter jointly led by DAC and the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities to Congress, expressing support for the repeal of HR1 Health Provisions and Medicaid cuts while extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits - Submitted comment to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, asking for a change in how the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) categorizes the disability status elements in electronic health records and asking for accommodations to be included in the electronic health record (EHR).

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1

- Joined letter from over 160 organizations to House committee leaders opposing HR 3492 which would criminalize gender affirming care by broadening an existing criminal prohibition on female genital mutilation

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3492

- Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congressional Committee leaders supporting S 1816/HR 35.14 (Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act), which tries to regulate the use of prior authorization by Medicare plans - Joined letter led by Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing HR4022 which would repeal the Medicaid IMD rule and remove the restrictions on Medicaid funding going towards services provided to people in Institutions for Mental Diseases - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) to the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, opposing a proposed prior authorization program for traditional Medicare that is likely to create a barrier to people with disabilities getting needed effective and timely rehabilitation and habilitation services - Joined a letter led by CCD to the CMS Administrator opposing the inclusion of tracheostomy, ostomy and urological supplies in CMS's Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for Medicare, a policy that CMS recently proposed in CMS-1828-P in the fed register - Joined letter spearheaded by Movement Advance Project to Congress opposing proposed changes to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey that would reduce demographic recognition of LGBTQ+ persons

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 35

- Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congressional Committee leaders supporting S 1816/HR 35.14 (Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act), which tries to regulate the use of prior authorization by Medicare plans - Joined letter led by Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing HR4022 which would repeal the Medicaid IMD rule and remove the restrictions on Medicaid funding going towards services provided to people in Institutions for Mental Diseases - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) to the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, opposing a proposed prior authorization program for traditional Medicare that is likely to create a barrier to people with disabilities getting needed effective and timely rehabilitation and habilitation services - Joined a letter led by CCD to the CMS Administrator opposing the inclusion of tracheostomy, ostomy and urological supplies in CMS's Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for Medicare, a policy that CMS recently proposed in CMS-1828-P in the fed register - Joined letter spearheaded by Movement Advance Project to Congress opposing proposed changes to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey that would reduce demographic recognition of LGBTQ+ persons

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4022

- Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation to Congressional Committee leaders supporting S 1816/HR 35.14 (Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act), which tries to regulate the use of prior authorization by Medicare plans - Joined letter led by Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing HR4022 which would repeal the Medicaid IMD rule and remove the restrictions on Medicaid funding going towards services provided to people in Institutions for Mental Diseases - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) to the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, opposing a proposed prior authorization program for traditional Medicare that is likely to create a barrier to people with disabilities getting needed effective and timely rehabilitation and habilitation services - Joined a letter led by CCD to the CMS Administrator opposing the inclusion of tracheostomy, ostomy and urological supplies in CMS's Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for Medicare, a policy that CMS recently proposed in CMS-1828-P in the fed register - Joined letter spearheaded by Movement Advance Project to Congress opposing proposed changes to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey that would reduce demographic recognition of LGBTQ+ persons

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1816