In preparation for this week’s ALS Association Advocacy Fly-In in Washington D.C., we are giving a preview of our 2017 legislative priorities. Here we focus on the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, which was introduced last week in the Senate and United States House of Representatives (S.379/H.R.1171). Its goal is to eliminate the five-month waiting period that people living with ALS must complete prior to receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The Association whole-heartedly supports this legislation and its goals and is acting aggressively to make this legislation into a reality.