Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
122242962
label
Ability – Mrs. Gore
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
122242962
contentType
document
title
Ability – Mrs. Gore
citationUrl
collections
Records of the Office of the Public Liaison (Clinton Administration)
William "Bill" White's Files
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
122242962
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
otherTitles
42-t-5686321-20070143F-Seg3-047-001-2018
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
mediaId
67e7e9113cd754e1
ocrText
FOIA Number: 2007-0143-F
FOIA
MARKER
This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
Collection/Record Group:
Clinton Presidential Records
Subgroup/Office of Origin:
Public Liaison
Series/Staff Member:
William White, Jr.
Subseries:
OA/ID Number:
14205
FolderID:
Folder Title:
Ability - Mrs Gore
Stack:
Row:
Section:
Shelf:
Position:
S
31
2
10
1
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
06-Feb-1996 10:01am
TO:
(See Below)
FROM:
Marilyn Yager
Office of Public Liaison
SUBJECT: Governors meeting
As you all know, the President is speaking at 11:00 am this
morning to the governors and his comments will include our
reaction to the Medicaid and welfare resolutions the governors
passed this morning.
As soon as we have the transcript we will get it to you each of
you.
I can tell you that on Medicaid he will say that the Governors
have made significant movement towards our position (which they
have), BUT key concerns remain.
We are not signing on to their position. As soon as I have
Medicaid talking points I will get them to you.
On Welfare reform, i have less information and I know Richard is
also trying to get an update, SO stay tuned.
Distribution:
TO: Kathleen (Kate) Carr
TO: Marilyn DiGiacobbe
TO: Ann T. Eder
TO: Deborah L. Fine
TO: Jay K. Footlik
TO: Alexis Herman
TO: Robert B. Johnson
TO: Doris O. Matsui
TO: Floydetta McAfee
TO: Brian Scott
TO: Suzanna Valdez
TO: Christopher T. Wayne
TO: Daniel Wexler
TO: Barbara D. Woolley
TO: Dana A. Wyckoff
TO: Marilyn Yager
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDE
05-Feb-1996 06:26pm
TO:
William White
FROM:
Diana M. Fortuna
Domestic Policy Council
SUBJECT:
Part 1
ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
TALKING POINTS
This Administration is committed to supporting the 49 million
Americans with disabilities in their efforts to exercise their
full rights and responsibilities, to live as independently as
possible, and to be productive throughout their lives.
President Clinton has stated, "We must not rest until America has
a national disability policy based on three simple creeds:
inclusion, not exclusion; independence, not dependence; and
empowerment, not paternalism."
Every day in our country, persons with disabilities are exceeding
the expectations that our society has set for them. Our nation's
greatness rests with its people's potential to make the most of
their lives and thereby shape the future of our country.
Americans with disabilities represent an enormous reservoir of
such potential. To tap this potential and power, all of us must
heed the President's urgent call to action.
Federal Appointments
The President has appointed an unprecedented number of people
with disabilities to important policy-making jobs in the
Administration.
Working to End Discrimination against Americans with Disabilities
The Clinton Administration has demonstrated its commitment to
implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the other
critical civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against
Americans with disabilities (the Rehabilitation Act and the Fair
Housing Act amendments).
The ADA, signed into law in 1990, eliminates discrimination in
access, employment, transportation, and communications for
Americans with disabilities.
Under President Clinton's leadership, the Department of Justice
has worked to educate the public about the ADA and has increased
enforcement activities by investigating thousands of complaints
about employment, government services, public accommodations, and
transportation. The Administration's emphasis on public
education and enforcement has substantially increased voluntary
compliance with the ADA.
Attacks on the ADA:
Some in Congress and the media use anecdotal evidence to claim
that the ADA requires businesses and state and local governments
to make unreasonable and expensive accommodations, and that it
encourages unnecessary litigation.
We can't afford to dismiss any threat to the ADA lightly. When
Republican leaders in Congress call the ADA an "disaster", we
must continue to work very hard to dispel some of the myths that
are circulated about the ADA.
Nevertheless, we must all remember the President's pledge to
defend the ADA. At his comments last year at the White House
roundtable held in observation of the 5th anniversary of the ADA,
he said he would veto any substantive change to the ADA "in a
heartbeat."
Fortunately, this rhetoric has not materialized into significant
proposed legislation, at least at this point. This is due in
large part to the activism of the disability community in hitting
hard with the facts against misinformation about the ADA.
Education and IDEA:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the
20-year old law governing special education that first guaranteed
the right to an education for children with disabilities, is a
key piece of civil rights legislation. Prior to its enactment,
many children with disabilities were not able to attend school.
The Department of Education is committed to defending the law's
guarantee of a public education in the least restrictive
environment, and to increasing IDEA's focus on outcomes and
cutting paperwork for schools.
Support for the IDEA is a key piece of the Administration's
lifelong learning agenda, which includes the Goals 2000 Act,
which encourages education reform for all children, the National
Service Act, and the School-to-Work Act, which is working to
empower all individuals, including those with disabilities, to
make a successful transition from school to the workplace of the
21st century.
Employment of People with Disabilities:
We must work to educate people that having a disability does not
mean being dependent and unproductive. The unemployment rate for
people with disabilities is approximately 68%. Many people with
disabilities who could work are deterred from seeking employment
because they know they would not qualify for employer-based
health insurance due to a preexisting condition. That's another
reason that access to health insurance is so critical for people
with disabilities.
In order to ensure that Federal policies are guided by the goals
of inclusion, independence, and empowerment, the Administration
is conducting a review of disability programs and policies, under
the direction of Carol Rasco, the President's Domestic Policy
Advisor, and Alice Rivlin, Director of Management and Budget.
Responsive Services for Families
The Administration recognizes that families who are raising
children with disabilities require support. The Department of
Health and Human Services supports services and research that
enhance independence and quality of life for people with
disabilities and their families, including income support,
Medicaid, adoption assistance, and Maternal and Child Health
programs.
In addition, the President protected all American families when
he signed the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Childhood
Immunization Initiative.
The Republican budget vetoed by the President would have severely
cut back the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for
children with disabilities, by reducing cash assistance for most
of the families entering the program. The loss of cash
assistance would be devastating to many low-income families
struggling to care for a child at home. SSI pays for a variety
of costs for families with disabled children -- including lost
income, diapers, home modification, respite care, equipment,
special dietary items, etc. The Administration is working to
ensure that any changes to this program are fair.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDE
05-Feb-1996 06:27pm
TO:
William White
FROM:
Diana M. Fortuna
Domestic Policy Council
SUBJECT: part 2 of 2
MEDICAID AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
TALKING POINTS
This Administration is working to protect Medicaid and Medicare
and the people served by these programs, including people with
disabilities.
We are engaged in a serious national debate about how to balance
the Federal budget. We must balance the budget, but in a way
that reflects the values that we have always held dear in this
country. The President's plan for a balanced budget calls for
reasonable reforms in Medicaid and Medicare, while keeping our
guarantee to those who need these programs, including Americans
with disabilities.
One positive development is that there is now renewed hope that
we may be able to enact insurance reforms this year, including
prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage due to
preexisting conditions. This reform is critical for people with
disabilities.
Why Medicaid is So Important to People with Disabilities
Medicaid is the primary insurer of children and adults with
disabilities. It provides health and rehabilitation services for
6 million individuals with disabilities. Often Medicaid is the
only form of health care coverage that people with disabilities
can obtain. Without Medicaid, medical costs for a child or adult
with a disability can easily impoverish a middle class family.
People with disabilities of all ages, and their families, most
often prefer to receive services and supports at home and in the
community, so that they can participate more fully in family and
community life. Over the past 15 years, as institutionalization
has become less common and people with disabilities have
increasingly become part of their communities, the Medicaid
program has adapted to this change.
Medicaid provides health coverage for approximately 734,000
adults with mental retardation or other developmental
disabilities (MR/DD). Medicaid services enable many people with
MR/DD to live in their homes and communities, to take care of
themselves and their homes, get around in their communities, and
work.
Medicaid and Children with Disabilities
Cuts in Medicaid would be particularly devastating to children
with disabilities. There are approximately one million children
with disabilities on Medicaid. These families cannot access the
private insurance market for all their child's needs, or often
even at all.
Medicaid allows many children with disabilities to get services
at home or in the community. These services have grown rapidly
over the past 15 years. Prior to that time, an institution was
too often the only option for a middle-class family with a child
with a disability.
In addition to the services that Medicaid provides children with
disabilities in hospitals and doctors' offices, Medicaid also
pays for equipment like wheelchairs and communication devices;
therapy, including teaching parents to perform needed therapies
at home; respite care for parents who need an occasional break in
caring for a disabled child; and home modifications needed to
allow a child to live at home.
Republican Budget Proposals
Under the Republicans' proposal to block grant and reduce
Medicaid funds, states would be forced to reduce Medicaid
eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals.
Families of children with severe disabilities might be
forced to impoverish themselves paying for their children's
medical care. Without these services, some parents may have
to give up their jobs to stay home to care for their
children or, worse yet, seek institutional placements for
their children.
Adults with MR/DD who live independently in community
settings with Medicaid supports might be forced to enter
state institutions or return to the homes of their aging
parents, who would have to provide care formerly covered by
Medicaid.
Faced with the Republican budget cuts, home and community-based
programs will find it especially hard to compete with hospitals
and nursing homes for scarce Medicaid dollars at the state level.
FEB 05 '96 15:17 C2 PUBL ISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P01
ABILITY
Health Disability Human Potential
To:
Richard KasTro
From: ABILITY Magazine
Fax: 202-456-6218
1682 Langley Avenue Irvine, California 92714 Tel 714-752-4120 Fax 714-251-7011
FEB 05 '96 15:17 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P02
FACT SHEET
ABILITY Magazine is the nation's largest circulation publication that addresses
issues having an impact on the 49,000,000 Americans with disabilities
ABILITY Magazine is editorially targeted to people with disabilities, people
directly associated with disabilities and businesses that need to keep abreast of the
latest information on disability issues and the ADA.
Distributed by Time Warner Publishing, ABILITY sends a uniquely positive
message to the country's largest minority group and their families, as well as to
legislators, educators and health care professionals.
Each issue of ABILITY Magazine features up-beat topics that serve to erase
negative images of disabilities and create new, positive awareness.
ABILITY Magazine's articles range from CEO profiles and the latest trends in
technology to star-quality personality cover stories, like Cher, Ray Charles,
Annette Funicello, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Pryor who share their
innermost feelings about health, disabilities and human potential with our readers.
ABILITY Magazine fills the need for a large untapped niche with human interest
stories of people who take the "dis" out of disability.
ABILITY Magazine has generated widespread attention. It has attracted national
newspaper, radio and television coverage.
ABILITY Magazine's advertisers know the benefit of being associated with a
publication that focuses on empowering everyone to achieve their maximum
potential.
FEB 05 '96 15:18 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P03
ADVERTISERS
GENERAL CLIENTS
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CLIENTS
Apple Computer
Affinity Associates International
Allstate
BellSouth
AT&T
Compliance Design Company
Chrysler Corporation
Computer Business Service
Central Intelligence Agency
Cummings Design Group
John Decre
Don Thompson Laser Seminars
Encyclopedia Britannica
Easy Street, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
Execuplan
General Motors
Euro-American Kitchens & Bath
GTE
Finn Fine An Photography
Honda
Gutherie Application Software
IBM Computers
Harris Brothers Jewelry
ITT Hartford
Image On Hold
Liberty Mutual
Sire Records Company
Marriott
Tad Leading Edge Design
Mitsubishi Electric
The Typesetting Room
Northwest Airlines
Wonderlic Personnel Test
Pepsi Corporation
The Prudential
Sea World
HEALTH RELATED CLIENTS
Abbott Laboratories
Abilities Expo
TRAVEL & LEISURE CLIENTS
Bio-Sphere 2
Access Theatre
Braille Institute
By The Sea Hotel
Braille Signs, Inc.
Chronos
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
Dolphin Cruise Line
Center For Consumer Health
Era Helicoptors
Care Information
Greek Travel
R.J. Cooper & Associates
Imperial Palace
Disability 2000 CEO Council
Museum of Modern Art
Goodwill Industries
National Theatre for the Deaf
International Marathon Relay
Newport Harbor Art Museum
Medical Industry Publications
The Cruise Collection
Milani Foods
Travel Aids for The Blinds
Oralgiene
Wheelchair Getaways
Quickie
Zygon
Ricon
Vein Clinics of America
AMERITY Magazine
FEB 05 '96 15:18 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P04
THE DISABILITY MARKET:
An Opportunity Coming Into Focus
Traditional View
New Vision
Market
"Participating in this market is not an
Segment
($Milhon)
altruistic endeavor, it's the greatest
Asian
example I know of enlightened self-
--
Interest."
Hispanic
628
Black
736
Ken Olshan
Disability
0
Chairman
Wells, Rich Greene
THE DISABILITY MARKET'S MULTIPLIER FACTOR:
Reaches Over One-Third of America.
The New Numbers of the
Disability Market.
1 out of 6
1 out of 3
Americans
I
People
have a disability
have either a family
member or friend who
has a disability
Source: Harris Poll
Provided by: ABILITY Magazine
FEB 05 '96 15:19 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P05
MARKET VITALITY
Growth and Spending
Market
GAS
Growth
Consumer
Segment
Population
115. 1980
Spending
1% Billion)
Asian
2.8
+61.6%
Hispanic
9.8
+53.0%
172
Black
11.8
+11.9%
250
:
Disability
17.3
250+
Growth: Demographic factors aging Baby Boomer segment and longer
life span will result in significant segment growth.
Spending: Household income versus other minority segments.
Source: Advertising Age
Provided by: ABILITY Magazine
THE DISAGNETY MARKET
An awareness and understanding is needed to dispell many of the incorrect perceptions
and stereotypes surrounding the Disability Marketplace
FEB 05 '96 15:19 C2 PUBLISHING
Americans with Disabilities: 49,000,000
Activity
Need
Neufassistance
Fassistance
assistance:
ii shopping:
in preparing meals:
32,540,000
3,700,000
2,900,000
1,800,000
714 251 7011
Need no
need assistance
Not need assistance
finatation:
il
shopping:
in preparare meals:
10 million+
39,300,000
40,100,000
41,200,000
TO:
-in one or more of eight
basic physical activities
Source: National Health Interview Survey. Home Care Supplement, 1979-1980
202 456 6218 P06
fravided by ABILITY Magazine
FEB 05 '96 15:20 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P07
SURVEY OF DISABILITIES
WHICH
VATA
40%
31%
15%
10%
4%
MOBILITY
DEAF
MENTAL
BLIND
OTHERS
OTHERS: Diabetics, Heart, Arthritis, Respiratory, Epilepay, Speech
Survey-U.S. Consum Bureau
FEB 05 '96 15:21 C2 PUBLISHING
714 251 7011
TO:
202 456 6218 P01
text
be
in
any
year
The game is changing
General
Business
be
confed
to
year
to
the
of
of
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Credit.
The
of
and
a
the
Credit
N
be
recognized
Has
and
were
this
the
of
the
THE PRESIDENT'S Com
the
and
-
ON EMPLOYMENT OF
be
Wire DISABILITIES
In
Bears
de
NW
your
we
upan
-
is
intended
pro-
the
(Mill
the
NORDSTROM FINDS
GUIDELINES ON TERMINOLOGY
To PROFITS
THE
PRESON
-
PAIT
Marriott
has
have
HOTELS - RESORTS SUITES
CHRYSLER
of
Date
Sea World
has
that
N
NORTHWEST
states
the
/
S
the
the
the
**
IBM INDI
IRM Corp. 1993
IRM and Independence Sri
!!
accidual
I
***
mhats
-
please
-
-
your
**
ber
will
invoice
......
rate
-
you
mic
got
the
19.45
1
3
Mind
the
INVOICE
THE
1
right
here
-
!
-
the
-
him
in
then
****
respects
-
have
inique
and
inidy
Ishgue
one
statement
ANYS
write
colleagnes
T eneral Motors
recipied
Baby
MOBILITY "
MOTORING
ENCYCLOPADIA BRITANNICA NORTH AMERICA