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Private Equity Investment In Disability Services Draws Scrutiny
Federal officials are concerned about increasing private equity investment in home and community-based services and other offerings for people with disabilities and they want the public to weigh in.
Social Security Changes Projected Date For When Benefits Would Need To Be Cut
Improved economic performance has prompted the federal government to push back its projection for when Social Security could run out of money to pay beneficiaries including many with disabilities.
‘Breaking A Promise’: State Deficit Could Halt Raises For DSPs
Families of people with IDD say one state is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if services become harder to get.
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They All Started Companies. Some From Wheelchairs
Entrepreneurs from coast to coast recently convened for an awards ceremony. Beyond starting businesses from scratch, they had something else in common: All have disabilities.
Overtime Mandate May Threaten Access To Disability Services
Services for people with developmental disabilities across the nation could soon face additional cuts, an unintended consequence of a requirement that millions more workers qualify for overtime pay.
Postsecondary Program Dealt A Blow Costing Students $600,000 A Year In Federal Aid
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that students with developmental disabilities attending a postsecondary program that long qualified for financial aid could no longer access such assistance.
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Social Security Tweaks Rules For SSI
The Social Security Administration is making another update to how it calculates Supplemental Security Income benefits, this time to ensure its rules are applied more equitably across the country.
Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models
More than $200 million is being made available in a broad push to establish innovative approaches to transition young people with disabilities into competitive integrated employment.
Autism Clinics Shutter As State Struggles To Shore Up Funding
Since 2021, at least 13 companies operating about 35 clinics of different sizes have closed or left one state over reimbursement rates that haven't kept up with rising costs.
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Social Security Finalizes Change To SSI Benefits
The Social Security Administration is moving forward with a major change to the way it calculates monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits for those with disabilities.
Workers With Disabilities Can Be Paid Less Than Minimum Wage. Some States Want To End That
While at least 16 states have banned subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, others have agreed on a middle ground: creating funds to help employers make the change themselves.
Most Disability Programs See Flat Funding In Federal Budget
A $1.2 trillion deal to fund the federal government includes more money for special education and disability employment, but many other programs benefiting people with disabilities were not as lucky.