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Federal Agency Urges Congress to Alter Federal Policies that Disadvantage People with Disabilities
NCD's report addresses why people with disabilities are often destined to live in poverty and experience high unemployment

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The report asserts that the basic needs for people with disabilities go beyond what is covered in the official U.S. definition of poverty and that a new definition of poverty could help highlight the financial challenges facing people with disabilities and influence changes in policy.