Amtrak Settlement
Amtrak settlement fund as agreed to by Department of Justice
Advocacy
American Rescue Plan Approved
American rescue plan signed into law
American Rescue Plan
Biden plans to propose American rescue plan
Regional Aircraft Weight Limits
American Airlines revised weight limits
Wheelchair Securements
Committee Studying Wheelchair Securement Systems on Airplanes Convenes
Rail Car Accessibility
Public Weighs in on Updates to Accessibility Guidelines for Rail Cars
Social Security Deferral
Social Security Payroll Contributions Deferral
Post 9/11 Veteran Reassessment
VA to Begin Reassessing Post-9/11 Veterans and their Caregivers
Reeve Foundation Summit
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation held its first summit in Washington, DC in late February. The conference brought together people with SCI/D, advocates, researchers, health professionals, family members, caregivers and other stakeholders for two days of workshops, briefings, and presentations about living with SCI/D, the state of research, and information on initiatives of the […]
Caregiver Program
VA Publishes Proposed Caregiver Program Regulations On March 6, VA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would improve and standardize VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and ensure the program’s regulations reflect changes required by the VA MISSION Act of 2018. In the proposed rule, VA seeks to standardize […]