Increased spending on disability issues in President's budget proposal

Disability Scoop announces that increased expenditures have been proposed in the following areas of President Obama's budget: $11.5 billion for special education; $211 million for autism research and other amounts for autism awareness and early diagnosis; increase of $10 million for Office of Disability Employment Policy at US Dept of Labor; $125 million for child/teen mental health; $11.6 billion to decrease backlog of claims at Social Security Administration; $145 million to increase attorneys handling civil rights cases at US Dept of Justice; $8 million for Centers for Independent Living and other programs.