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WEBOctober 1, 2024. Couple Could Lose Everything If They Get Married. New Film Reveals Painful Journey. Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham want to get married, but they would lose their disability lifelines if they did. Their story is the subject of a new "documentary romantic comedy" on Hulu. October 1, 2024.
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WEBSep 26, 2010 · Students In Special Education Continue To Face Setbacks From Pandemic. The issues that have bedeviled students' post-COVID learning recovery — absenteeism, school staffing shortages, academic disruptions — have been worse for students with disabilities, a report finds. September 20, 2024.
Clinical Standards For Autism Treatment See Major Update
WEBJun 10, 2024 · The document is intended to provide ABA standards of care for insurers, regulatory bodies, consumers, practitioners and other stakeholders. “ABA is a highly effective treatment for autism. But it has to be correctly implemented at the highest quality,” said Lorri Unumb, chief executive officer of CASP. “These guidelines are key to ...
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Study Warns Against Too Much Autism Intervention
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The researchers said that the current guidelines for the amount of intervention children receive stem from a 1987 study, which found that kids with autism who participated in 40 hours each week of behavioral intervention saw greater cognitive improvement than those who had just 10 hours. But, Sandbank noted that subsequent research on this ...
Residential Facilities Put Kids With IDD At Risk, Senate …
WEBJun 17, 2024 · In a scathing new report, U.S. Senate investigators say that residential treatment facilities serving children with developmental disabilities and other behavioral needs are a hotbed of abuse and neglect. A two-year investigation conducted by the Senate Committee on Finance found that children regularly …
Most Disability Programs See Flat Funding In Federal Budget
WEBApr 1, 2024 · Notably, the spending plan features $14.2 billion in funding for state grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a $20 million increase over last year. And, vocational rehabilitation will see a $304 million boost, bringing the program to $4.25 billion. At the same time, however, home and community-based supportive services ...
Adults With IDD Face Significant Hurdles At The Doctor, Study Finds
WEBDec 15, 2023 · In a new study, researchers examined the experiences of more than 22,000 adults across the nation who participated in the 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a federal government survey that asks about people’s experiences with health care. They found that those with cognitive disabilities including intellectual and developmental ...
Voc Rehab Agencies Told To Beef Up Their Offerings
WEBDec 4, 2023 · With new guidance, the U.S. Department of Education is warning state vocational rehabilitation agencies that they need to provide more than minimal services in their efforts to help people with disabilities gain employment. In a 21-page technical assistance directive, the Education Department’s …
Ranking Names States With Best Disability Services
WEBOct 3, 2016 · The best Medicaid service systems for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are found in Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan and Hawaii, according to the annual Case for Inclusion report released by United Cerebral Palsy. This is the fifth year that Arizona has taken …