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In response to plans to weaken federal Head Start standards, Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport calls on federal leaders to protect early learning and health screenings for young children, emphasizing that cutting red tape shouldn't come at the expense of quality care.

Direct Support Professionals are essential to millions of Americans with disabilities. Read Easterseals’ statement urging Congress to support S. 3211.

Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport has been named to The NonProfit Times' 2026 NPT Power & Influence Top 50, recognizing influential nonprofit leaders driving change across the nation. Davenport's leadership reflects Easterseals' commitment to expanding opportunity, accessibility, workforce development, and community impact for people with disabilities.

Advocates warn that the DOJ's reversal on Olmstead enforcement threatens access to vital home- and community-based services for people with disabilities.

Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport responds to a recent DOJ opinion that threatens critical Medicaid home care and disability services.

A new DOT mandate requires hands-on disability training for airline staff. While the wider federal accessibility package faces a review pause under the Trump administration, Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport comments that this safety measure can immediately target high rates of wheelchair damage and traveler injuries.

Easterseals opposes the transfer of OSERS and the Office for Civil Rights, responding to the decision to move special education out of the DOE.

As CMS implements new Medicaid work requirements, Easterseals raises concerns about increased coverage loss, administrative barriers, and reduced protections for "medically frail individuals." Read for Easterseals' President and CEO Kendra Davenport's comment.

Read the official statement from Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport on the CMS Interim Final Rule implementing Medicaid Work Requirements. Easterseals will engage in the comment period to protect eligible people, including people with disabilities and veterans, from losing the coverage they depend on across the United States.

Easterseals responds to the latest autism remarks, reaffirming the need for respectful, individualized therapies backed by scientific consensus. Read more.

Home- and community-based care is at risk. A growing workforce crisis threatens access to critical supports that help people live independently.

Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport calls for more accessible travel during National Transportation Week, highlighting barriers people with disabilities still face in air travel.