The Forgotten Faces of Student Loan Default
Several overlooked groups of students—including veterans and students with disabilities—continue to struggle with loan repayment.
4 Ways to Improve Access to Mental Health Services in Asian American Communities
More than 7 million Asian Americans reported poor mental health status in 2017, but too many face systemic barriers to treatment.
Serving the Hardest Hit
As extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, local and federal leaders must ensure that people with disabilities are central to all emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
Protecting Basic Living Standards for LGBTQ People
New data show that nutrition and housing assistance, Medicaid, and unemployment benefits are critical to LGBTQ people’s economic security.
Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Would Threaten Disabled Immigrants’ Health and Safety
This column identifies the consequences of Trump’s redefined public-charge test for disabled immigrants’ health and safety.
Blueprint for the 21st Century
CAP’s Jobs Blueprint addresses the wage stagnation and employment challenges facing working class Americans and communities left behind by investing in millions of new jobs nationwide to meet some of our nation’s most pressing economic and social needs and creating a job guarantee in the hardest-hit areas.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-March 2018 Jobs Release
Despite recent gains, disabled workers are still much more likely to struggle economically than their nondisabled counterparts, and keeping interest rates low may help them.
Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country
Trump’s budget is an unmitigated disaster for everyday Americans—including women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, communities of color, and more.
Trump’s Budget Reveals that He Wants Everyday Americans to Pay for His Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
The president's budget pays for his tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations by slashing health care, education, and other critical investments.
Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements Could Put At Least 6.3 Million Americans at Risk of Losing Health Care
New Trump administration guidance on Medicaid work requirements could lead to a spike in the number of people who are uninsured—all without creating a single job for unemployed workers.
The Congressional Republican Tax Plan Is a Tax on Disability
From ending the medical expense deduction to repealing the ACA’s individual mandate and more, President Donald Trump’s and congressional Republicans’ tax plan would be devastating for people with disabilities.
People Need Paid Leave Policies That Cover Chosen Family
Nearly one-third of people in the United States have taken leave to support a chosen family member’s health needs—but public policy largely fails to support them.
5 Ways President Trump and Congressional Republicans Are Betraying Veterans
President Trump’s and congressional Republicans’ budgets cut programs that ensure a basic standard of living for veterans and their families.
At Least 1.4 Million Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities Would Lose Medicaid Under Graham-Cassidy
Graham-Cassidy’s heartless Medicaid cuts could set disability rights and inclusion back 50 years or more.
The Quiet Attack on the ADA Making Its Way Through Congress
Proposed legislation would deal a major blow to the Americans with Disabilities Act, setting disability rights back by decades.