While Rachel Barkley and some other conservatives oppose having a Department of Education, she says they do not oppose support for disabled students. ⬇️⬇️  ableamericans.us/we-can-support…

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🚨🚨 People with serious mental illness and substance-use disorders aren’t getting the care they need.  Too often, they fall through the cracks and end up in crisis, in the criminal justice system, or on the streets. The U.S. has only 18 mental-health beds per 100,000 people —

Government programs often misallocate resources, drive or create shortages, penalize work and innovation, or create barriers that make it more difficult for those with disabilities to thrive. 👇👇  ableamericans.us/about/

People with disabilities spend billions of dollars each year in disposable income; they deserve much better from airlines – and every other corporation. 👏🏼👏🏼 Read more:  ableamericans.us/mark-mostert-a…

Antiquated laws and outdated assumptions continue to limit the potential of people with disabilities, forcing many into lives of survival rather than opportunity. And the problem is much bigger than most realize. ❗❗ ableamericans.us/about/

🚨🚨 People with disabilities often face life-altering shortages and inability to access proper care. Learn more here: ableamericans.us/rachel-barkley…

Living with a disability or chronic condition is challenging enough. Trying to find help from the federal government should not be so difficult.❗❗ ableamericans.us/melissa-ortiz-…

In this powerful video, Rachel Barkley—now Director of Able Americans—shares her story of unexpected disability, the staggering financial costs of treatment and mobility, and the daily barriers millions of Americans face. ⬇️⬇️  youtube.com/watch?v=rCSuVY…

Today we have far more civil rights protections in place than we did in the 1950s for people with disabilities. 👇👇 ableamericans.us/elinore-mccanc…

We're pressing for real oversight and innovation in federal and state vocational rehabilitation and education programs. Our goal: ensure people with disabilities are at the center of every workforce development effort. 👇👇 ableamericans.us/campaign-to-fi…

“The President’s budget is a kind of ideological statement — a wish list that never gets enacted. His budget level funded IDEA, kept it at the same level, despite other programs having a 15% drop.”  -Rachel Barkley ableamericans.us/we-can-support…

Through perseverance and entrepreneurship, Jesi found renewed joy and purpose in her work and businesses. Her story—and the friendship that grew with Bri, who faced her own paralysis—reveals the hope, freedom, and meaning that come when people with disabilities are empowered to

Able Americans works to advance innovations to existing policies concerning individuals with disabilities. We also advocate for new policies/programs that focus on free market solutions — with a goal to lower costs overall and create better individual outcomes. 👏🏼👏🏼

Able Americans introduces the Faces of Disability Crisis campaign—a powerful, people-first initiative that shares real stories from Americans with disabilities and their families. ➡️➡️ Learn more: ableamericans.us/faces/

Medicaid and SSI have income and asset limitations, which often prevent people with disabilities from saving money for the future or taking jobs that earn more than the limitations allow. ⬇️⬇️ ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

“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…

Families like David Ridenour’s aren’t asking for special treatment — they’re asking for basic access to the care their children desperately need. 👇👇  Instead, outdated federal rules and broken systems leave people with disabilities waiting months or years for psychiatric beds,

Given the number of people affected, the vast web of systems and government policies that impact the lives of these individuals should be examined to ensure that they are living up to the principles underpinning the American dream and standards of human dignity and equality. 👏🏼👏🏼

🚨🚨 One in five Americans — nearly 59 million people — live with a mental illness. Yet our mental health system remains broken, leaving those with the most severe needs without effective care. ableamericans.us/able-americans…