President signs ADA Amendments Act!

Posted by Beth Finke on September 25th, 2008

I’m afraid that with all the economic upheaval in the news, something important might go largely unnoticed this morning. President Bush just signed the ADA Amendments Act into law! The requirements of the new law will become effective January 1, 2009.

In-between its stories of the bail-out package and questions of whether or not the presidential debate is really going to …Read More » »

My day on Capitol Hill

Posted by Lynn Sinnott on October 17th, 2007

Yesterday, I was among hundreds of Easter Seals advocates who climbed into buses and rode to Capitol Hill. We descended on our senators and representatives to talk about the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP). Our goal was to …Read More » »

Mr. Simon goes to Washington

Posted by Beth Finke on October 17th, 2007

What an exciting day on Capitol Hill!

Yesterday, 300 volunteers and staff from Easter Seals attended over 250 meetings with their senators and representatives in an effort to  …Read More » »

Easter Seals, autism and SCHIP

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on October 8th, 2007

A grandmother commented to last month’s blog about the expansion of SCHIP. She was concerned about her grandson – he has autism and needs dental insurance, but the family doesn’t qualify for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

SCHIP …Read More » »