Monica Meyer

Welcome to my consulting services, where years of diverse experience and deep insights come together to meet your unique needs. With a lifetime of expertise, I provide tailored consulting for employers hiring or considering hiring individuals with neurodiversity or intellectual disabilities, as well as job coaches who support them. My services include specialized training focused on creating a more inclusive workplace and improving both employee and customer service through Universal Design for Learning principles.

As the parent of an adult with autism and an intellectual disability, I also offer valuable personal experience and knowledge to families and guardians. I am here to support you with resources and guidance as you navigate the service system and plan for the future. Together, we can create more inclusive, supportive environments for all.

What’s new with Michael?

🛑 Protect Medicaid: Vote NO on the “Big Beautiful Bill”

We are facing an unprecedented threat to the health and safety of our most vulnerable citizens—children, adults with disabilities, and seniors. The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” currently under consideration in Congress, proposes sweeping changes that will gut essential Medicaid supports and redirect resources away from people who depend on them in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and corporations.

As a mother, I cannot stay silent.

My adult son, Michael, lives with autism, intellectual disability, and a severe seizure disorder. He is non-verbal and requires 24/7 support to remain healthy, safe, and connected to the community. Michael’s life depends on Medicaid-funded services—not just for medical care, but for housing, transportation, community inclusion, medication, and trained direct support professionals who understand his complex needs.

These services are not extras. They are not optional. They are life-preserving. Without them, people like my son are at risk of institutionalization, medical crisis, or worse.

And yet, Congress is debating a bill that would recklessly undermine these supports under the banner of “reform.”

Let me be clear:

• Michael is not a line item in a budget spreadsheet.
• He is not disposable.
• He is not a statistic.

He is a human being—deeply loved, and cherished by his family, friends, and community.

What This Bill Would Do

• Cap or cut Medicaid funding, pushing costs to states and reducing access to essential services.
• Destabilize home and community-based services (HCBS), forcing individuals with disabilities back into institutions.
• Jeopardize provider networks and already underpaid direct support staff, worsening the workforce crisis.
• Increase the federal deficit while enriching the wealthiest Americans.

All of this in the name of “streamlining” a program that already operates efficiently and effectively for those who need it most.

What’s at Stake

Medicaid is not a temporary solution for my son—it is a lifelong support system. It allows him to live safely in the community, receive medical care, and experience joy and inclusion in his daily life. Without Medicaid, families like mine would face impossible choices and devastating consequences.

This is not just about policy. This is about values. Are we a country that protects and uplifts those who need us most—or one that turns away from them in favor of corporate gain?

What You Can Do

Please, contact your U.S. Representative and Senators today. Urge them to vote NO on the Big Beautiful Bill. Tell them that Medicaid is not a political bargaining chip—it is a promise we make to our most vulnerable citizens.

📞 Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121
📧 Email your members of Congress (you can find them at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov)
📢 Spread the word on social media using #ProtectMedicaid and #VoteNoBBB

If you are a parent, sibling, guardian, advocate, or ally—now is the time to act. Our silence will cost lives.

Let’s be loud. Let’s be clear. Let’s demand better.

Because my son—and thousands like him—are counting on us.

With determination,
Monica Meyer
Parent, Advocate, Guardian

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Save Medicaid, Our Lives, Health and Safety Depend on it!