2016 CPSD Legislative Watch List
Legislative Watch-List The following list provides information on pending legislation that CPSD has chosen to support or oppose, as they relate to the organization’s core mission to empower citizens...
View ArticleJudge Orders Damages and Back Pay to be Paid to Petitioners in 14(c) Case
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Seneca Re-ad Industries, Inc. of Ohio to pay more than $54,000 in damages and back pay after ruling that the sheltered workshop did not accurately assign...
View ArticleAdvocates Call on Presidential Candidates to Oppose Subminimum Wages
CPSD Applauds Secretary Clinton for Supporting Equal Wages for People with Disabilities Washington, DC – In response to Secretary Clinton’s public comment opposing subminimum wages for people with...
View ArticleCPSD Provides Comments on SourceAmerica’s Workforce Innovation and...
Comments may also be accessed here. May 4, 2016 U.S. Representative John Kline Chairman, Education and the Workforce Education and the Workforce Committee Committee United States House of...
View ArticleCPSD Provides Comments on SourceAmerica’s Workforce Innovation and...
Comments may also be accessed here. May 4, 2016 U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) United States Senate SD-428 Dirksen Senate...
View ArticleCPSD Briefing: Presuming Employability and Best Practices under WIOA:...
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination invites you to attend a briefing: Presuming Employability and Best Practices under WIOA: Seamless Transition to Work for 14 – 24 Year-Olds with...
View ArticleCPSD Releases Brief on Successful Employment Outcomes for Youth with...
Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2016) – The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) today released The Implications of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for Seamless Transition of...
View ArticleEVENT: Discussion on Access Issues for in Air Travel for Passengers with...
CPSD, in partnership with member SEIU, wishes to invite you to join us for lunch and a discussion of opportunities to improve services for air travelers with disabilities that have been opened up in...
View ArticleBriefing: Strategies to Drive Implementation of ACICIEID Advisory Committee...
Join the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) for a briefing and discussion on the recently released final report developed and published by the Advisory Committee on Increasing...
View ArticleCPSD Holds Briefing on Competitive Integrated Employment and Subminimum Wage...
Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2016) – The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) held a briefing yesterday in response to the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated...
View ArticleCPSD Responds to WIOA Advisory Committee Report
CPSD believes that the fully realized implementation of the WIOA Advisory Committee Report recommendations will result in a dramatically different system of CIE employment supports from what is...
View ArticleIs Supported Employment a Good Investment for Taxpayers?
Or Are Sheltered Workshops Cheaper to Operate? In this economic climate, vocational programs for adults with disabilities have to compete for the limited funds available. In order to obtain these...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: Can Supported Employment Flourish in a Medicaid Fee for Service...
Introduction As states adopt Employment First policy and seek to increase the percentage of working-age individuals with disabilities who are participating in integrated employment at competitive...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: New Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities to Expect...
The Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Attempts to Usher In Long Overdue Higher Standards For nearly 35 years, the federal Medicaid program has given states the opportunity to provide services and...
View ArticleCPSD Applauds Raise the Wage Act Introduction
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) today announced support for the Raise the Wage Act bill. In a letter to Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and...
View ArticleDon’t Cap My Care Medicaid Rally (D.C.) – June 6, 2017
Join Advocates, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Hon. Tony Coehlo, and other members of Congress on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, for a rally to Stop Medicaid Caps and Cuts and Save the Lives of People...
View ArticleWebinar: Implementation of Section 511 of the Workforce Innovation and...
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination in partnership with the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center and the Youth Technical Assistance Center will be presenting a Webinar on: The...
View ArticleAdvocates Call on Education Department to Maintain Existing Competitive...
Letter to Secretary DeVos can also be accessed here. September 5, 2017 The Honorable Betsy DeVos United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos:...
View ArticleCPSD Hosts Congressional Briefing on WIOA Advisory Committee Report Findings
On October 2, the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) commemorated National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a Congressional briefing on the Workforce Innovation and...
View ArticleStatement of Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Rights Task Force and...
On December 21, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded its Statement on Application of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and...
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