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Latest Promises

Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders

Sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Amend the Medicare "homebound" rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits

Commission a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education

Streamline the Social Security disability approval process

Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year

Create a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities

Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities

Change rules so small businesses owned by people with disabilities get preferences for contracts.

Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs

Reinstate order to hire 100,000 more federal employees with disabilities within five years.