The Unfinished Business of the ADA: Financial Security for People With Disabilities

• By: Gyasi Burks-Abbott, MS Author, Educator, Autistic Self-Advocate
• September 25th, 2026
• ADA anniversary, autism self-advocacy, disability policy, disability poverty, Fall 2026 Issue, financial security, HCBS, Medicaid cuts, SSI asset limits
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On July 26, 2026, the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Council on Disability (NCD) announced the "Plan for Disability Middle Class Framework." The NCD is the independent federal agency that first recommended the creation of an ADA and wrote the initial...