Advocacy Resources
14(c) Toolkit for Advocates - In Partnership with National Down Syndrome Society
NDSC and NDSS have created this toolkit for advocates on 14(c).
On December 4th, 2024, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would phase out the practice of paying people with disabilities below minimum wage (“subminimum wage”) under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the rule would stop employers from being able to apply for new 14(c) certificates and would help businesses that currently use 14(c) certificates have a one-time three-year extension to transition from sheltered workshops to competitive integrated employment. The public has until January 17, 2025 to submit comments to the Department to let them know whether or not they support the proposed rule and have any suggestions for its implementation.
Advocacy Toolkit for Self-Advocates
Webinar Archives
Post-Election Analysis (Jan 24, 2017)
Slides – NDSC Post Election Analysis
Recording – click here to sign in
ESSA 3-Part Series ~ What You Can Do to Impact Implementation
Presented by NDSC, NDSS & DSAIA
Jan 12, Part I – recording
Jan 19, Part II – recording
Jan 26, Part III – recording
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
What YOU Can Do to Impact ESSA Implementation
Presented by Ricki Sabia, NDSC Senior Education Policy Advisor and Heather Sachs, NDSS Vice President of Advocacy & Public Policy on October 25, 2016
Slides – joint-ndsc-ndss-essa-overview-webinar-final
Webinar video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8C5f93A9_Y&feature=youtu.be
Strategies for Successful Public Policy Advocacy
Powerpoint – NDSC policy webinar 2015
Disability Law in Education
