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MO SCR42
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Affirms that 28 million U.S. citizens with cognitive disabilities (intellectual disability, mental illness, brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease) are entitled to inclusion under federal disability laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Recognizes that the vast majority of people with cognitive disabilities lack access to comprehensible information and usable communication technologies necessary for education, employment, health, and civic participation
- Calls for access to commercially available devices and software incorporating universal design principles, guided by standards for personalization and cross-platform compatibility with security and privacy protections
- Urges enhanced public and private funding to ensure people with cognitive disabilities can access technology and information as part of their right to inclusion in society
- Contends that technology access for 28 million people with cognitive disabilities will create new markets and employment opportunities, reduce reliance on public services, and lower health care costs
Legislative Description
Urges commitment to people with cognitive disabilities to obtain technology and information access
Last Action
Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
5/6/2014
Committee Referrals
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics4/10/2014
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