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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Able Americans retweeted
ABLE accounts offer freedom & greater independence. Access to and information about them should be given at every service touchpoint from CSE meetings to Medicaid and SNAP enrollment.
Nearly 8 in 10 voters have never heard of ABLE Accounts, including the same percentage of voters with disabilities. Only 4% say they know enough about the accounts to explain how they work.❗❗
ableamericans.us/new-poll-of…
Able Americans retweeted
What if Americans with disabilities could carry their funding with them instead of navigating a maze of government programs?
That's the idea behind innovative “ABLE backpacks” championed by @AbleAmericans Director Rachel Barkley.
A new American Enterprise Institute report highlights her vision for bringing funding from multiple government programs into one flexible account, giving individuals greater choice, control and independence.
The funding should follow the person, not the bureaucracy!
Read more: nationalcenter.org/ncppr/202…
@RachKBarkley @AEI #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityFunding #InclusionMatters #DisabilitySupport
Able Americans retweeted
Every individual with a disability at every point of interaction with state & federal services should be informed about ABLE ACCOUNTS, and assisted in setting one up… We are confining so many to poverty, unemployment & dependency.
“In most states, people with disabilities and older adults can lose Medicaid eligibility if they save $2,000.”
-@DavidARidenour
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Able Americans retweeted
Virginians vote NO on Amendment 1 this Nov. A child's disability diagnosis should not be a death sentence:
"The proposed new language of Amendment 1 would allow virtually unlimited abortion on demand at any point in a pregnancy. It would therefore also allow expectant parents to decide to abort their children late in pregnancy if prenatal testing detects anomalies or disabilities."
From me in @WashTimes
washingtontimes.com/news/202…
Able Americans retweeted
🔥 The National Center is making an impact — from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.
This month: We’re suing The New York Times. @FreeEntProject is pushing the SEC to protect investors from China supply-chain risks. @AbleAmericans is fighting to make disability supports portable across state lines. And @Project21News' Freedom Fellows took their message straight to Capitol Hill.
Plus, our experts are shaping the debate on socialism, Medicaid, corporate activism, education, energy and more — in print, on the air and across the country.
📣 Catch up on what you may have missed in our October Monthly Spotlight: mailchi.mp/nationalcenter/na…
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@JunkScience @TerrisTodd62 @RachKBarkley @DanFaoro
Able Americans retweeted
What if saving money could cost you your Medicaid?
Medicaid’s $2,000 asset limit can force people to spend down their savings just to keep the benefits they need—punishing the very people the program is supposed to help.
@DavidARidenour explains why it’s time to rethink this counterproductive policy.
Read more: nationalcenter.org/ncppr/202…
@AbleAmericans #Medicaid #assetlimits #disabilities #MedicaidReform #DisabilityAdvocacy
Able Americans retweeted
Powerful work from @RachKBarkley we cannot expand programs we are not managing effectively. Ignoring fraud only weakens support. Will be sharing this widely. @tpapres take note.
Reform must do two things at once: root out improper payments and fraud, and strengthen the government's ability to recover misspent funds and hold bad actors accountable. 👇👇
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Able Americans retweeted
Canada is showing us the worst case scenario is actually happening. @AbleAmericans wrote about the dark history ableamericans.us/is-any-life…
Able Americans retweeted
This!
🚨🚨 The services exist—so why must families fight so hard to access them?
Jackie’s story shows why we must rebuild the disability-support infrastructure, modernize outdated systems, and make it easier—not harder—for self-advocates and families to access essential support.
It’s time for a system that truly works for the people it was created to serve. 👏🏼👏🏼
➡️ Learn more about our Campaign to Fix the Disability System: AbleAmericans.us.
Able Americans retweeted
I had a great conversation w/ @RachKBarkley of @AbleAmericans about disability policy, healthcare, and family support for Episode 107 of @freethe_economy: youtube.com/watch?v=sN2ZPmzX…
Two weeks after giving birth, @RachKBarkley woke up unable to move a single toe on her right foot.❗❗
What began as severe neck pain quickly became an unimaginable emergency—she could no longer walk safely or carry her newborn son.
That terrifying morning sent her to the ER and changed everything.
➡️ Watch more on the @realdocspeaks podcast!
Able Americans retweeted
This is one of the most inspirational stories I have ever heard!
@RachKBarkley took a challenge that was thrust upon her and her family and has turned that into a movement to help others!
Two weeks after giving birth, @RachKBarkley woke up unable to move a single toe on her right foot.❗❗
What began as severe neck pain quickly became an unimaginable emergency—she could no longer walk safely or carry her newborn son.
That terrifying morning sent her to the ER and changed everything.
➡️ Watch more on the @realdocspeaks podcast!
Able Americans retweeted
Americans with disabilities do not need more promises layered onto a broken structure. They need leaders willing to listen, simplify, coordinate and act. They need a system that sees their strengths, respects their choices and travels with them through every stage of life.
Americans with disabilities do not need more promises layered onto a broken structure.
They need leaders willing to listen, simplify, coordinate and act. They need a system that sees their strengths, respects their choices and travels with them through every stage of life. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Able Americans retweeted
It was wonderful to chat with @realdocspeaks and get into more of the medical experience of my story. He is doing such important work to reform our system to put people at the center-- the patients and the doctors! Thanks so much for having me on!
youtu.be/8R5Rtk76TkQ?si=vCnN…
Today's episode of the RealDocSpeaks Podcast tells the story of a young woman who triumphs over a devastating disease through her determination, faith, and the support of family and friends.
Her name is @RachKBarkley, and I guarantee that if you listen for a few moments, you will be drawn in and finish the episode.
There is nothing more powerful and moving in medicine than the words, thoughts, and struggles of our patients.
@Terrilox @tiffanyryderusa @KatyTalento @HeathVeuleman @Laffincrow @DrCorriel @noahkaufmanmd
Able Americans retweeted
Single-aisle planes in the US aren't required to have a wheelchair-accessible lavatory. Where is the ADA when you have to urinate at 10,000 feet? @RachKBarkley shares her journey here: youtu.be/z-Hd4dafy9I?si=zyAW… @tiffanyryderusa @AbleAmericans @Terrilox @AndreaBee00722 @Laffincrow @HeathVeuleman
Able Americans retweeted
How did we get to the point where society considers it acceptable to euthanize children?
Able Americans’ Dr. Mark Mostert examines the dangerous slippery slope that brought us here—and the ideas that made the unthinkable possible.
@AbleAmericans @BEKNewsTV @LOA_View @PattiArmstrong #euthanasia #assistedsuicide #Bioethics #endoflifecare #Netherlands #Prolife
Able Americans retweeted
With my recent formation of #AccessibleFreedom, I am privileged to know the folks at @AbleAmericans! There are many aspects of living a typical American life that should not be impaired by one's disability. Expanding economic opportunities for people with disabilities should not be prevented by demanding lifetime impoverishment. The ideas discussed below begin to address this unnecessary situation.
#PracticalConservatism #MakeWorkWork
There is more work for Congress to do, such as eliminating the Medicaid clawback, opening the use of ABLE accounts for lump sum payments or retirement vehicles. 👏🏼👏🏼
Learn more:
ableamericans.us/policy-solu…
Able Americans retweeted
While New Yorkers enthusiastically embrace a new Medical Aid in Dying law, we’re seeing the catastrophic results of such laws on the other side of the Atlantic.
At the New York Post, @AbleAmericans' Mark Mostert observes:
"Bottom line: Anyone can now be euthanized in the Netherlands at any time of life — from birth to old age, with doctors medically killing even children because of what they say is a 'medical necessity.'
"…Weep for this little child and for the many other children who will surely follow him or her to their early graves in the Netherlands. And maybe soon in New York, too."
nationalcenter.org/ncppr/202…
#NewYork #euthanasia #assistedsuicide #MedicalAidInDying #EuthanasiaDebate #EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics
Able Americans retweeted
Former Congressman @MarcMolinaro explains why he's "proud to join forces with @AbleAmericans' Campaign to Fix the Disability System and its growing coalition of people with disabilities, families, advocates and leaders committed to building a system centered on independence, opportunity and dignity."
nationalcenter.org/ncppr/202…
@RachKBarkley #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #DisabilityAdvocacy
Able Americans retweeted
"We need to do a lot to protect [Medicaid] against waste, fraud, and abuse," says Rachel Barkley, director of the conservative-leaning @AbleAmericans, which has been calling for more transparency into these services. "But it’s really important that you don’t completely throw out family caregiving, that you don’t cut off services for the people who really need them."
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@RachKBarkley @Erindurkin2 #MedicaidReform #Medicaid #Fraud #HealthcareTransparency #ProtectMedicaid #StopFraud #DisabilityAdvocacy
Able Americans retweeted
This week @AbleAmericans' Dr. Mark Mostert provided @stevegrubershow with a sobering update on the global status of #Euthanasia and #AssistedSuicide... and our world's rapid descent into the pro-death abyss.
Learn more at ableamericans.us/is-any-life…