The US Department of Health and Human Services is asking for public comment on the proposed data collection standards for race, ethnicity, primary language, sex, and disability status required by section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act. Comments are accepted until August 1, 2011. If you are interested, please see the link below.
Public Comments Requested
Disability Status
You have omitted a key category.
Do you have difficulty communicating because of serious speech and language disabilities?
Please revise.
Sincerely,
Sarah W. Blackstone, Ph.D.
President, Augmentative Communication Inc.
Emeritus, RERC on Communication Enhancement