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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Feds Tell Voc Rehab Agencies Not To Limit Services To In-State Options. Vocational rehabilitation should pay for out-of-state services including postsecondary programs for those with autism or intellectual disabilities if similar options cannot be found within their borders. August 27, 2024. Gus Walz Has Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
Ranking Lists Best Cities For People With Disabilities
WEBOct 4, 2021 · Cities were evaluated across three broad categories — economy, quality of life and health care. Certain factors like the employment rate and median earnings for people with disabilities, the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and the population of people with disabilities were given extra weight.
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 the number one spot on the list.
‘Sesame Street’ Welcomes New Muppet With Disability
WEBApr 1, 2022 · The people behind “Sesame Street” are introducing a new Muppet who uses a wheelchair in an effort to spotlight children with disabilities around the world. Ameera, an 8-year-old with a spinal cord injury, relies on forearm crutches or a bright purple wheelchair to get around. Sesame Workshop describes Ameera as “everyone’s favorite ...
Trump Suggested Some With Disabilities 'Should Just Die,' …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. last weekend. (Neo Hopkins/The Detroit News/TNS) In a new book, Donald Trump’s nephew Fred C. Trump III says that the former president told him that people like his son, who has intellectual …
Disability Rights Film ‘Crip Camp’ Nominated For Oscar
WEBMar 16, 2021 · The Netflix documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" is nominated for an Academy Award. (Netflix) A documentary about the emergence of the disability rights movement produced by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama is up for an Academy Award. “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution” was nominated Monday for …
Apple’s iPad Gets Assistive Technology Boost - Disability Scoop
WEBNov 18, 2021 · The TD Pilot from Tobii Dynavox is a certified Apple accessory that adds eye-tracking technology to the iPad. (Tobii Dynavox) Through a partnership with a venerable name in the world of assistive technology, people with disabilities can now control Apple’s iPad using nothing more than their eyes. Tobii Dynavox said this week that it is ...
Ed Department Issues Guidance On How IDEA Applies To Private …
WEBMar 10, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Education recently issued new guidance clarifying how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act affects children placed in private schools by their families. Under IDEA, students with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education, or FAPE. But whether or not that entitlement extends to children ...
IEP Meetings Warrant Time Off From Work, Labor Department Says
WEBAug 16, 2019 · A new opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor suggests that many parents of kids with disabilities are entitled to take time away from work to attend their child’s individualized education program meetings.. In response to an inquiry from a parent, the federal agency said that employees can qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, if their presence at an ...