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New DOT mandate requires hands-on disability training for airline staff. While the wider federal accessibility package faces a review pause under the Trump administration, Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport comments that this safety measure can immediately target high rates of wheelchair damage and traveler injuries.

Easterseals opposes the transfer of OSERS and the Office for Civil Rights, responding to the decision to move special education out of the DOE.

As CMS implements new Medicaid work requirements, Easterseals raises concerns about increased coverage loss, administrative barriers, and reduced protections for "medically frail individuals." Read for Easterseals' President and CEO Kendra Davenport's comment.

Read the official statement from Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport on the CMS Interim Final Rule implementing Medicaid Work Requirements. Easterseals will engage in the comment period to protect eligible people, including people with disabilities and veterans, from losing the coverage they depend on across the United States.

Easterseals responds to the latest autism remarks, reaffirming the need for respectful, individualized therapies backed by scientific consensus. Read more.

Home- and community-based care is at risk. A growing workforce crisis threatens access to critical supports that help people live independently.

Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport calls for more accessible travel during National Transportation Week, highlighting barriers people with disabilities still face in air travel.

Easterseals responds to Medicaid fraud allegations, with President and CEO Kendra Davenport addressing the impact on home‑ and community‑based services.

Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport released a statement highlighting new research that reveals over one-third of family caregivers in the U.S. are people with disabilities. The organization calls for strengthened support systems, including Home- and Community-Based Services, to address this critical connection between caregiving and disability for families across the country.

Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport advocates for investing in high-quality early childhood education and early identification, including the free "Make the First Five Count" screening, to build a stronger workforce and more stable communities.

Easterseals weighs in on the devastating cost of eliminating essential community-based services.

Easterseals responds to recent national claims about fraud in child care and home- and community-based services, urging accountability without cuts that harm families.