Support for Families Raising Children with Disabilities
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Leaving pediatric care can expose a new set of challenges for young adults with autism and I/DD. A new Arizona-based white paper examines the healthcare "care cliff," why families are often left filling the gaps and what could make adult healthcare work better.
A new state audit raises concerns about AZ's implementation and oversight of the Parents as Paid Caregivers program. Here's what the findings mean for families who depend on parent-provided care.
For decades, federal law has allowed some employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage. As more states move away from this practice, researchers are beginning to get a clearer picture of what happens to workers when subminimum wage employment ends. A recent Disability Scoop article examines new research on states that have eliminated subminimum wage employment and what…
Receiving a diagnosis such as ADHD or a learning disability can answer many questions for a family. Sometimes, it also leads to an unexpected realization: a parent may recognize many of the same characteristics in themselves. Research has shown that ADHD has a strong genetic component, which means it often runs in families. As awareness has grown, many adults are being diagnosed later in life…
Over the past several months, many families have followed news about changes to the U.S. Department of Education, including the transfer of some special education responsibilities to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Now, Congress has taken a new step in that ongoing conversation. In late July, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee considered two…
Every year on July 26, National Disability Independence Day commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. This landmark civil rights law helped open doors by prohibiting discrimination based on disability and expanding opportunities for people with disabilities to participate more fully in their schools, workplaces and communities. More than three decades later,…
Recent federal actions have prompted questions about how disability laws may be interpreted and enforced. Here’s what families need to know. Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice has taken a series of actions that have drawn attention from disability organizations across the country. While these actions do not change the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of…
A national coalition of disability organizations has launched a petition asking the Administration and members of Congress to keep the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within the U.S. Department of Education. OSERS administers programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which helps ensure students with disabilities receive the services and…
The federal government has released new details about its plan to move special education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services. Learn what is changing, what isn't, and why many disability organizations continue to have concerns.
Recent discussions about the future of federal oversight for special education have prompted disability organizations, parent centers, educators, and advocates across the country to share information with families about a national petition related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The petition follows a proposal to transfer the Office of Special Education and…
