Our Agenda

A list of some of our current priorities

Blindness

According to CDC, approximately 6.8% of children younger than 18 years in the United States have a diagnosed eye and vision condition. Nearly 3 percent of children younger than 18 years are blind or visually impaired, defined as having trouble seeing even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

Vision disability is one of the top 10 disabilities among adults 18 years and older and one of the most prevalent disabling conditions among children.

Disability Access to Transportation Act (H.R. 1697 and S. 2038)

The Disability Access to Transportation Act would create a one-stop paratransit pilot, enforceable standards for public right of way accessibility, improvements to the federal transit administration's complaint reporting process, a program to incorporate disability accessibility data in transportation planning, and increased funding for Section 5310 programs.

AB-1990
Department of Fair Employment and Housing

This bill would require the department to convene a workgroup to make recommendations to the Legislature for the development of accessibility and antidiscrimination laws for people with disabilities, as defined