We seek to better the lives of people with #disabilities by removing the barriers created by government programs and by advancing free-market solutions.
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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.
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There are a wide variety of ways states can take advantage of flexibilities within the current system to create reforms that allow people with disabilities to receive better care, work, marry, and save for the future — and to support the caregiving workforce that often makes poverty-level wages and has little access to benefits. 👇🏼👇🏼
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“Success should not be defined by whether or not federal programs keep the same organizational chart. The real measurement is whether more students with disabilities successfully transition into adulthood, employment, and community life.” 👏🏼👏🏼
-@RachKBarkley
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Jonathan is autistic, bipolar and has a seizure disorder. He is nonverbal and requires help eating, dressing and bathing. He doesn’t understand danger; without constant supervision, he could place his hand on a hot stove or walk into traffic.
After his mother’s death, he began receiving Social Security survivor benefits — benefits that pushed him over Medicaid’s asset limit and put his coverage at perpetual risk. ‼️
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Nina's story shows why VR benefits must be portable across state lines. Programs designed to help people with disabilities enter the workforce should open doors, not create new obstacles.
➡️ Watch here:
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🚨 America’s disability system should be built around helping people move forward—not making them start over.
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Together, we can create a benefits system that reflects the dignity, potential, and future of the disability community. 🙌
Learn more: AbleAmericans.us
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What if a genetic test had decided you weren't worth being born?
@AbleAmericans Director Rachel Barkley knows what it's like to face a rare spinal cord cancer. She also knows that her life is worth far more than her diagnosis.
In a powerful commentary for The Daily Wire, Rachel warns that genetic embryo screening risks turning the fight against disease into a campaign against the very people who might suffer from it.
"There is a profound moral difference between alleviating suffering and eliminating the people who suffer."
Read Rachel's compelling personal story and warning about modern-day eugenics:
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@RachKBarkley @OrchidInc #eugenics #QALYs #disability #GeneticTesting #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy
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The cognitive dissonance here about what's actually going on at Orchid is terrifying.
It's a eugenics machine. One more brick in our modern Tower of Babel.
Thankful @RachKBarkley & many others are here today.
They wouldn't be if their parents chose Orchid.
.@noor_siddiqui_ thinks she's helping, but what her company @OrchidInc really does is eliminate people based on ability or predicted health outcomes.
There is a profound moral difference between alleviating suffering and eliminating the people who suffer.
That line is not blurry.
@RachKBarkley writes on @realDailyWire 👇
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.@noor_siddiqui_ thinks she's helping, but what her company @OrchidInc really does is eliminate people based on ability or predicted health outcomes.
There is a profound moral difference between alleviating suffering and eliminating the people who suffer.
That line is not blurry.
@RachKBarkley writes on @realDailyWire 👇
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Recipients with severe disabilities, particularly who face waitlists and provider shortages, should be empowered to direct their own care.
Individuals and families should be able to access electronic visit verification records, correct inaccurate provider logs, and choose care arrangements that preserve autonomy and dignity. ⬇️⬇️
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🚨🚨 When does compassion become a reason to give up on someone?
Mark Mostert warns that the Netherlands has gone too far in normalizing euthanasia, raising concerns about the value and protection of people with disabilities.
His message challenges us to ask what it means to truly care for every human life. 👏🏼👏🏼
➡️ Learn more: AbleAmericans.us
The real measure of human progress is not how efficiently we prevent imperfection. It’s whether we can build a world where we welcome, support, and dignify our neighbors. The value of existence doesn’t lie in optimization. It comes from the irreducible worth of every human life. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Jackie's story shows why the archaic, state-siloed disability system must be fixed—so families like hers aren't forced to start over every time life changes. 👇👇
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🚨 Who should decide when someone will die? Is it moral to end someone’s life when they are medically vulnerable?
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Disability policy may be one of the few areas where consensus is possible. Voters broadly support caregiving assistance, favor updating outdated benefit rules, and want to expand opportunities for people with disabilities. ⬇️⬇️
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Better disability policy takes all of us working together. 👏🏼👏🏼
Nina's message is a reminder that progress starts when lawmakers listen to people with disabilities and focus on practical solutions.
Let’s make room for more voices—and more bipartisan problem-solving. ✅
➡️ Watch Nina’s Story in our Faces of the Disability Crisis series on YouTube and read Able Americans’ policy paper on VR portability.
700 ABLE accounts opened specifically for foster youth with disabilities, protecting their benefits while building a financial future for the next generation. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Medicaid’s Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) is one of the most important sources of daily support for Americans with disabilities. ⬇️⬇️
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Disability can happen to anyone at any time, making it a minority that anyone can join. It is also the largest minority group in the world and a voting bloc that should be given attention. ❗❗
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When @RachKBarkley gave birth to her first child, she never imagined that just weeks later, she'd be fighting to walk again. A tumor on her spine left her paralyzed—and suddenly navigating a world that isn't built for people with disabilities. ⬇️⬇️
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