Senate Hearing Sheds Light on Economic Challenges of Persons with Special Needs

NAELA Commends Senate HELP Committee Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) September 18, 2014 The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) commends the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee for holding a hearing and issuing a report today on an important, often overlooked story: the economic plight of people with disabilities. According to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the latest Census Bureau report shows that poverty in America went down overall. “But those with a disability were one of just two groups to see an increase. Shockingly, people with a disability now have a 28.8
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