AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.
AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.
AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.
AUCD's Disability Policy News (DPN) is a weekly newsletter highlighting federal policy issues affecting people with disabilities and their families. DPN features updates in plain language and action steps that people can take to educate policymakers. DPN is published every Friday.
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On April 3, the President released his budget, which proposes cuts to non-defense government departments and agencies, similar to last year’s budget. Next week’s Disability Policy Newsletter will include more details about the President's Budget and its potential effects on Network members and people with disabilities.
The President’s budget proposal is not legislative text, but is required by law to be submitted annually. It communicates the Executive’s policy priorities and budgetary goals to Congress, and is a set of recommendations that Congress can follow, but is not required to implement. Leaders of federal agencies will start to testify before Congress about the President’s Budget. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is scheduled to testify before these committees in April:
The President writes a budget that they have to send to Congress every year. This budget shows how much money they want to give to different parts of the government. It is not a law. The Administration wrote a budget and sent out some information on it. The budget shows they want to cut funding for a lot of things except for the military and the other parts of the government related to security. This budget is not a law. Next week's Disability Policy News will include more details about this budget and how it might affect people with disabilities and AUCD Network programs.
Different leaders from across the federal government will come talk to Congress about the different parts of the budget. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will meet with these committees in April:
View past issues of Disability Policy News to learn more about AUCD's policy priorities and how you can engage in policy actions.
