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Latest Promises
Barack Obama
Amend the Medicare “homebound” rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits
Obama administration hasn’t changed Medicare’s ‘homebound’ rule
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November 30, 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
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November 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year
No indication that Congress will pass the Healthy Families Act
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September 30, 2011
Barack Obama
Provide a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave
Congress isn’t going for family leave funding
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October 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Reduce the threshhold for the Family and Medical Leave Act
Family and Medical Leave Act expansion a no-go in Congress
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September 30, 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
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November 20, 2010
Barack Obama
Create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment, and Social Security
No commission on the horizon
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January 14, 2011
Barack Obama
Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities
Numbers of individuals certified has increased
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September 29, 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
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September 29, 2011
Barack Obama
Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Goals, timetables on the way
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June 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Reinstate order to hire 100,000 more federal employees with disabilities within five years.
Obama reinstates executive order on disability hiring
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July 30, 2010
Barack Obama
Commission a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education
U.S. Education Department launches disability study
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November 12, 2012
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
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December 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs
Mixed record on early intervention educational programs
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September 21, 2010
Barack Obama
Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA school funding bills are in detention
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September 12, 2016
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
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December 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Provide the CDC $50 million in funding to determine effective approaches for cancer patient care
Funding nowhere near $50 million
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November 3, 2011
Barack Obama
Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of federal cancer initiatives
Cancer Moonshot takes steps to unify federal agencies
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December 22, 2016
Barack Obama
Increase participation in cancer-related clinical trials
Provision on clinical trials is in health care law
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January 11, 2013
Barack Obama
Double federal funding for cancer research
Cancer research funding gets small increases, but not doubled
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October 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Provide $50 billion by 2013 for the global fight against HIV/AIDS
Spending is less than promised, but more people receive medical treatment and care
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July 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Fully fund the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives
More funding for autism aid, but short of stated goal
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November 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Appoint federal-level coordinator to oversee all federal autism efforts
Administration acts on autism, but not on a single federal coordinator
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January 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment
Autism coverage mandate varies across states and health plans
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October 12, 2016
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