Rebecca Vallas

Washington, D.C.

Host and Creator at OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

CEO, @socialinsurance. Host/creator, @OffKilterShow. Co-founder: @DEJCollab @capdisability @cleanslate_init. Part-time astrologer. Full-time catmom.

Articles

Americans Agree: Air Travel Should Be More Accessible for Disabled Passengers

Apr 3, 2024 | tcf.org | Kings Floyd |Jody Calemine |Avery Oliver |Rebecca Vallas

For millions of people with disabilities, flying is a logistical nightmare. Whether it’s a lack of support from air carriers, or the federal government’s murky policy and enforcement practices, disabled people routinely encounter barriers that discourage and dissuade them from flying. Of particular concern is the pervasive trend of airlines’ poor handling of wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
8 Things the Tech Hubs Program Can Learn from Silicon Valley

Mar 20, 2024 | tcf.org | Jody Calemine |Rebecca Vallas |Emily McGrath |Laura Valle-Gutierrez

In just about every corner of the country, policymakers and industry partners alike want to help develop their regional industries and economies so that they become an innovative and vibrant technology hub—a location seen as a global leader in developing and commercializing certain technologies and industries.
Lives Worth Living

Feb 15, 2024 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Neil Purohit |Thomas Waldrop |Kimberly M Knackstedt

Just over a year ago on Capitol Hill, on February 1, 2023, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a joint hearing on proposed legislation, HR 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. The bill is more commonly known as the Lives Worth Living bill, and recently passed a vote in the House of Representatives.
Why We Need to Better Regulate Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Dec 13, 2023 | tcf.org | Tara Oakman |Caroline Hoover |Kimberly M Knackstedt |Rebecca Vallas

On October 30, President Biden issued a landmark executive order on artificial intelligence (AI). While AI originated as a term for methods of simulating human intelligence in machines, today it is used as an umbrella term for a range of advanced processing and decision-making technologies that sometimes, but don’t always, take inspiration from biological life.
Five Things to Know about Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in Hospitals

Dec 6, 2023 | tcf.org | Caroline Hoover |Tara Oakman |Kimberly M Knackstedt |Rebecca Vallas

Burnout and stress among nurses is an acute issue. Almost one-third of registered nurses and two-thirds of critical care nurses say that they are planning to leave their direct patient care position in the next year with burnout being a major contributing factor.
Up to 2.1 Million U.S. Construction Workers Are Illegally Misclassified or Paid Off the Books

Nov 11, 2023 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Steven Greenhouse |Zack DiGregorio |Julie Kashen

In the world of paid work, employment law recognizes two types of workers: employees and independent contractors. Most workers are the former—they are hired by a company to do a set task, in a certain way, usually in a set location, and are paid an hourly wage or a salary.
Off-Kilter Podcast: Inside West Virginia’s New Economic Bill of Rights-with Troy N. Miller

Nov 9, 2023 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Steven Greenhouse |Zack DiGregorio |Julie Kashen

For this week’s episode, Rebecca sat down with Troy N. Miller, who’s long served as the Off-Kilter podcast’s beloved “man behind the curtain,” aka executive producer. When he’s not producing Off-Kilter, the Zero Hour, Breaking Through, and other progressive podcast/radio programs, Troy serves as West Virginia organizer and special projects director at Social Security Works and at-large member of the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee.
Off-Kilter Podcast: Redefining Wealth-with Aisha Nyandoro

Nov 2, 2023 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Tracy Ramey |Avery Oliver |Michele Evermore

Wealth is a word that gets thrown around a lot, especially in economic conversations and spaces. The most basic definition is what you own minus what you owe. But as Aisha Nyandoro—CEO of Springboard to Opportunity and architect of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—argues in her recent Tedx Talk, it’s time to redefine wealth in the United States.
Off-Kilter Podcast: Shifting the Paradigm on Disability Employment-with Bryan Gill and Nan Gibson

Oct 27, 2023 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Julie Kashen |Laura Haltzel

For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, with October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Rebecca sat down with two leaders at JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) who are at the forefront of advancing disability employment within the business and employer community: Bryan Gill, head of JP Morgan Chase’s Office of Disability Inclusion and the firm’s global head of neurodiversity, and Nan Gibson, executive director of JP Morgan Chase’s PolicyCenter.
Off-Kilter Podcast: “It Doesn’t Have to be This Way”-with Jen Burdick of Community Legal Services

Oct 19, 2023 | tcf.org | Rebecca Vallas |Laura Haltzel |Leanna Lee |Michele Evermore

For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat down with Jen Burdick, supervising attorney of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) unit at Community Legal Services (CLS), Rebecca’s legal aid alma mater.