Every year, the U.S. government makes a budget. The federal budget decides how much money to spend on important things like Medicaid, roads to drive on, good schools, clean water, services for people with disabilities, and much more. It’s important for self-advocates to understand how the federal budget gets made—so we can advocate for a budget that includes money for programs that help us! But the federal budget process is complicated and confusing, even to people who have worked in the government for a long time. That’s why we’ve made these animated videos explaining the federal budget process in plain language!

These videos talk about things like:

• What taxes are
• What the federal budget is
• What the budget process is
• How you can be involved in the budget process
• Federal budget words to know

And more!

You can watch each video separately: 

• What Are Taxes?
• What is the Federal Budget Process?
• Federal Budget Words to Know
• How You Can Be Involved in the Federal Budget

or watch them topic-by-topic with this playlist.

These videos go with our toolkit about the U.S. budget. The toolkit is available in Easy Read and plain language.

We hope you’ll use these videos in your advocacy, and share them with people who might find them helpful! Everyone deserves a chance to have their say about the U.S. budget, but first we have to understand how it works.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

PO Box 66122
Washington, DC 20035

 

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