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Welcome: Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921-2009)

In Memory of Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Public Policy Fellows Tribute

Making Federal Policy: Overview

Role of Congress

• The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction, CRS Report-February 2007
• Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process, CRS Report-December 2006
• Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How Each Kind Is Used, CRS Report-December 2006
• Tying it All Together, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Budget Process

• Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology, CRS Report-November 2004
• Overview of the Congressional Budget Process, CRS Report- July 2003
• Congressional Budget Process Timetable, CRS Report- July 2003
• Role of the President in Budget Development, CRS Report- August 2003

Key Congressional Committees, Subcommittees & Resources

Senate

• Appropriations
     Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
     Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies
  
  
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
     Housing, Transportation and Community Development Budget
  
  
• Budget
  
  
• Finance
     Health Care
     Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
  
  
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)
     Children and Families
     Employment and Workplace Safety
     Retirement and Aging
  
  
• Veterans’ Affairs

House of Representatives

• Appropriations
     Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
  
  
• Budget
  
  
• Judiciary
  
  
• Education and Labor
     Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
     Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
     Healthy Families and Communities
     Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions
     Workforce Protections
  
  
• Energy and Commerce
     Health
  
  
• Financial Services
  
  
• Transportation and Infrastructure
  
  
• Veterans’ Affairs
  
  
• Ways and Means
     Health
     Income Security and Family Support
     Social Security

Legislative Resources

• Congressional Budget Office
  
  
• Government Printing Office
     Congressional Record
  
  
• Library of Congress
     Congressional Research Service (CRS)
     Thomas
  
  
• Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Key Executive Branch Agencies

Department of Education

• Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services(OSERS)
     National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
     Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
     Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA)

Department of Health and Human Services

• Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
     Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
     President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID)
  
  
• Administration on Aging (AoA)
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
     National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
  
  
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
     Home and Community Based Services
     New Freedom Initiative
     Medicaid State Waiver Program Demonstration Projects

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
     Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
  
  
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
     National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
     Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
     National Institute of Mental Health
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  
  
• Office of the Secretary, Office on Disability (OD)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Office of Public and Indian Housing
• Office of Assisted Housing

Department of Justice

• Civil Rights Division
     Disability Rights Section
     Educational Opportunities Section Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
     Special Litigation Section
     Voting Section

Department of Labor

• Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
     Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

Department of Transportation

• Federal Aviation Administration-Office of Civil Rights
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Federal Railroad Administration
• Federal Transit Administration
     Office of Civil Rights
     Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
• Office of the Secretary - Regulation and Enforcement

Department of Veterans Affairs

• Veterans Benefits Administration
• Veterans Health Administration

Related Resources

• Federal Register
• Interagency Committee on Disability Research
• Disabilityinfo.gov Clearinghouse

Key Independent Executive Branch Agencies

• Access Board
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• National Council on Disability (NCD)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
     Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR)
     Office of Retirement and Disability Policy (ORDP)

Key Federal Legislation for People with Disabilities and their Families

Disability Policy Framework

• Part I
     Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance & Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
     Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act)
     Social Security Act
     Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWIIA)
     Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
  
  
• Part II
     Civil Rights
     Economic Security
     Education
     Emergency Preparedness
     Employment & Training
     Family Support
     Health
     Housing
     Long Term Services & Supports
     Technology & Telecommunications
     Transportation
     Voting
  

Judicial Decisions & Related Resources

• Olmstead U.S. Supreme Court Case
• Response to ADA Interpretations: ADA Amendments of 2008
• Legal Resources

Stakeholder and Constituent Organizations

• Elected Officials
     National Governors Association (NGA)
     National Conference State Legislatures (NCSL)
     National Association of Counties (NACo)
     National League of Cities
     U.S. Conference of Mayors
  
  
• Professional Associations  
     American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)– formerly AAMR
     American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
     The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
     American Psychological Association (APA)
     American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Trade Associations
     American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
     Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
     Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
     Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
     Council of State Administrators (CSVAR)
     National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NASDSP)
     National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)
     National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)
     National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
     National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
  
  
• Advocacy Organizations for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
     Alliance for Full Participation
     The Arc of the United States
     Autism Society of America
     Autism Speaks
     Coleman Institute: State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
     Council on Quality and Leadership
     Epilepsy Foundation
     National Down Syndrome Congress
     National Down Syndrome Society
     The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities
     Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
     United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
  
  
• Other Disability Advocacy Organizations
     American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
     Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
     The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
     Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
     National Organization on Disability
  
  
• Service Organizations for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
     Best Buddies
     Special Olympics