CONSORTIUM FOR CONSTITUENTS WITH DISABILITIES

2021

Ad Hoc Paid Family Leave Task Force
CCD Comments on BEFA Proposal
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Paid Leave Ad Hoc Task Force write in response to your proposal, the Building an Economy for Families Act. We thank you for focusing on families and the needs of family caregivers and recognizing that the Care Infrastructure of the country desperately needs investment as we begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(June 1, 2021) - Download [ PDF ]

Ad Hoc Paid Family Leave Task Force
CCD Paid Leave in Recovery Package
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Paid Leave Task Force write to express our strong support for the inclusion of a national paid leave program in the Coronavirus recovery legislation currently being developed. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(April 14, 2021) - Download [ PDF ]

Ad Hoc Paid Family Leave Task Force
Updated CCD Paid Leave Principles
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. In response to recent Congressional interest in paid parental, medical, and caregiving leave, CCD has convened am Ad Hoc Paid Leave Task Force.
(April 14, 2021) - Download [ PDF ]

2020

Ad Hoc Paid Family Leave Task Force
CCD Letter to Congress Paid Leave
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) write in response to the recently passed H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act. CCD is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(June 25, 2020) - Download [ PDF ]

Ad Hoc Paid Family Leave Task Force
CCD Statement for the Hearing Record Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave
Thank you for the opportunity to submit the following statement for the record of the Committee’s January 28, 2020 hearing on “Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave.” The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(February 11, 2020) - Download [ PDF ]