Obama’s commitment to people with autism and other disabilities

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on November 11th, 2008

Easter Seals congratulates President-elect Barack Obama on his election win. Easter Seals in Washington, D.C., and Illinois both have a strong working relationship with Barack Obama and commend his strong commitment to persons with disabilities.

The Obama-Biden team has specific policy positions on disability that are aligned with Easter Seals’ priorities. You can view their disability plan and their autism spectrum …Read More » »

No debating this one: the Combating Autism Act was a great first step

Posted by Patricia Wright on September 26th, 2008

The first presidential debate is scheduled for tonight, and all the talk about whether or not Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) will actually show up got me thinking of that post I wrote about McCain and Obama’s positions on autism.

A number of people commented to that post, one pointing out that I had neglected to mention …Read More » »

An electric experience in New Hampshire

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on November 2nd, 2007

Today my colleague at Easter Seals’ Office of Public Affairs, Jennifer Dexter, is guest-blogging from a presidential candidate’s forum on disability in New Hampshire. Jennifer is Assistant Vice President of Government Relations and works on housing, aging issues, assistive technology, telecommunications, transportation, and AgrAbility appropriations. It sounds like the forum is an exciting experience.–Katy Beh …Read More » »