ABLE ACT Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Culminating a nearly eight year effort spanning four sessions of Congress the ABLE Act passed the Senate late Tuesday night with a vote of 76-16. The bill overwhelmingly earlier this [...]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Culminating a nearly eight year effort spanning four sessions of Congress the ABLE Act passed the Senate late Tuesday night with a vote of 76-16. The bill overwhelmingly earlier this [...]
Eight Years of Hard Work by Advocates, One Step Closer to Reality Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Achieving A Better Life Experience Act. NFXF advocates have been urging their members of Congress to [...]
The very earliest signs of a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, in which physical symptoms are not apparent until the fifth decade of life, are detectable in individuals as young as 30 years old using a new, [...]
On May 17th, Representatives Gregg Harper and Eliot Engel will be hosting a Roundtable discussion on Fragile X and autism for members of Congress and their staff. Please send an email today to invite your Members of Congress to this important event.
Tonight, on April 23, NFXF Executive Director Robert Miller and NFXF Founder Randi Hagerman will be headed to Palo Alto, CA to join a roundtable discussion with other experts on autism and special needs. The [...]
Jeffrey Cohen Director of Government Affairs & Advocacy To the casual observer it may look like absolutely nothing is going on in Washington, DC but if your observation stopped there you’d be missing a [...]
Laurie Yankowitz, EdD, and Vicki Sudhalter, PhD Has app technology made a qualitative difference for your affected family member? Please help us share valuable information about use of app technology by individuals with Fragile [...]
The preliminary agenda for the 13th International Fragile X Conference is now available for viewing. This agenda contains the presentation titles, speakers and times scheduled at the conference. Note: Topics, times [...]
The National Fragile X Foundation is co-hosting National Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act Call-In Day on Wednesday, April 25, along with Autism Speaks, National Down Syndrome Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, NDSC, and several [...]
As part of our continuing public policy activities, we have been monitoring the incremental implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many of you know that the Act is currently under review by the Supreme [...]