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Disability Services Federal Letter
This page will allow the user to advocate for additional funding for disabled students.
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Subject: Increase disabled funding
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I am writing to respectfully ask you to request a $70 million investment in the Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Appropriations bill for these disability provisions.
Teach to Reach Grants $15 million
Graduate Fellowships to Prepare Faculty in High Need Areas at Colleges of Education $15 million
Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students
with Intellectual Disabilities and Coordinating Center for ComprehensiveTransition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual
Disabilities $15 million
National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
$3.0 million
Commission on Accessible Materials $1.5 million
Model Demonstration Programs to Support Improved Access to Postsecondary Instructional Materials for Students with Print Disabilities
$5 million
Demonstration Projects to Support Postsecondary Faculty, Staff and Administrators in Education Students with Disabilities
$15 million
An investment in these programs will reap countless economic benefits and give exceptional students the opportunity to reach their full potential. Only 12 percent of working-age adults with disabilities currently hold a college degree, and the employment rate for this population is just 36.9 percent. Clearly, we must do more, which is why we are urging you to provide funding for these disability programs in the FY2010 appropriations bill.
Thank you for your consideration of this request, and we hope we can count on your support.
Sincerely,
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