Disability

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All Fact-checks for Disability

Nikki Fried
stated on February 21, 2022 a virtual town hall meeting

Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.

By Yacob Reyes • March 14, 2022

Meagan Wolfe
stated on November 5, 2021 TV interview

"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.

By D.L. Davis • November 18, 2021

Larry Elder
stated on August 19, 2021 a tweet

“California voters to be able to download ballots at home for recall election, sparking security concerns.”

By Chris Nichols • August 27, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on March 18, 2020 on social media

Says “Senator Joe Manchin hit (an) all time low saying seniors and the disabled did not need the relief package $1000 on Fox News.”

By Patrick Orsagos • March 23, 2020

Robin Vos
stated on August 15, 2019 a radio interview

The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures."

By Mica Soellner • August 30, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 6, 2019 a Facebook post

Says Kanye West scored "106 points against wheelchair basketball team."

June 7, 2019

Hannah Kelly
stated on January 29, 2019 an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol

"The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."

By Gaëlle Fournier • March 14, 2019

Tony Evers
stated on February 19, 2019 a TV interview

On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget

By Mica Soellner • March 12, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2019 a CNN town hall event

Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."

By Jon Greenberg • March 6, 2019

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on April 30, 2018 a website campaign statement

Says he was "instrumental to passing two (recent) pieces of legislation that were a huge victory for firefighters across the state."

By Eric Litke • May 7, 2018

Adam Schiff
stated on August 20, 2017 an interview

"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."

By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017

Rosemary Laird
stated on March 14, 2017 a Florida Senate committee hearing

"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."

By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate in Las Vegas

Says Hillary Clinton is "wrong" to say he mocked a disabled reporter.

By Alan Gathright, Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN

"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2016

Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention

Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."

By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016

Priorities USA Action
stated on June 8, 2016 a TV ad

Says Donald Trump mocked "someone with a disability."

By Alan Gathright • June 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 6, 2016 comments during the Nevada Battleborn Battleground Dinner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

Says Cresent Hardy agreed with Mitt Romney "about the 47 percent" and said that "people with disabilities are, and I quote him, ‘a drain on society.’ "

By Riley Snyder • January 25, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address

"For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."

By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2016

Scott Walker
stated on July 26, 2015 a tweet

Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country."

August 14, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2015 various conservative websites

"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"

July 30, 2015

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Latest promises about Disability

Barack Obama

Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

IDEA school funding bills are in detention | September 12, 2016

Barack Obama

Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders

Big move forward on developmental screening, still long way to go | December 12, 2012

Barack Obama

Sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

38 Republicans vote against ratification, but treaty could get another vote next year | December 4, 2012

Barack Obama

Amend the Medicare “homebound” rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits

Obama administration hasn’t changed Medicare’s ‘homebound’ rule | November 30, 2012

Barack Obama

Commission a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education

U.S. Education Department launches disability study | November 12, 2012

Barack Obama

Streamline the Social Security disability approval process

Obama’s stimulus program sped up the Social Security claims process, but the gains may not last | November 2, 2012

Barack Obama

Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Goals, timetables on the way | June 20, 2012

Barack Obama

Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year

No indication that Congress will pass the Healthy Families Act | September 30, 2011

Barack Obama

Create a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities

White House has delivered information to the federal and private sectors on hiring | September 29, 2011

Barack Obama

Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities

Numbers of individuals certified has increased | September 29, 2011

Barack Obama

Change rules so small businesses owned by people with disabilities get preferences for contracts.

No sign of progress toward small business boost for Americans with disabilities | November 20, 2010

Barack Obama

Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs

Mixed record on early intervention educational programs | September 21, 2010

Latest promises about Disability