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Disability Advocates Fret As Government Shutdown Looms

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Ed Department Offers Up Nearly $199 Million To Improve Outcomes For Students With Disabilities

Autism

Drinking Diet Soda During Pregnancy Linked To Autism, Study Finds

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School Districts Sue Over Rule Extending Special Ed Through Age 22

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Education

House Panel Advances Bill Clarifying Parents’ Rights At IEP Meetings

Legislation designed to ensure that parents of students with disabilities are aware of a key right during individualized education program meetings is moving forward in Congress.

September 19, 2023

Politics & Law

California Spends $14 Billion On People With Disabilities. Why Do Some Go Without Help?

California law requires the state to serve and support individuals with developmental disabilities, but many families report persistent and often maddening roadblocks in trying to obtain assistance.

September 19, 2023

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Living

Candy Store Provides Opportunity For Employees With IDD

A nonprofit candy shop is offering its employees with disabilities a chance to learn vital workplace skills in a safe environment.

September 19, 2023
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Health & Behavior

Feds Urged To Classify Disability As A Health Disparity

Advocates are asking the Biden administration to step in after a government panel squashed plans to put more resources toward addressing the persistent disparities people with disabilities face.

September 18, 2023

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Politics & Law

Walmart Sued By EEOC For Screening Out Employees With Disabilities

The nation's largest retailer illegally subjected workers with disabilities across the country to testing as a condition of keeping their jobs, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

September 15, 2023
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Money

Social Security, SSI Likely To See Increase As Lawmakers Eye Reforms

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits are expected to rise again next year, a new estimate shows, and more changes to the SSI program could soon be on the way.

September 14, 2023

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Autism

Pastor Calls Autism ‘Demonic,’ Says It Can Be ‘Healed’ With Prayer


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Cerebral Palsy

Teen With Cerebral Palsy Wins $1 Million ‘Ninja Warrior’ Prize

As a kid with cerebral palsy, Vance Walker was told that he might not ever walk without some form of assistance. Now, the 18-year-old is the best ninja warrior in the nation.

September 13, 2023
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Health & Behavior

NIH Weighs Changes To Its ‘Ableist’ Mission Statement

The NIH is considering changes to its mission statement amid concerns that the existing one furthers "ableist beliefs" that people with disabilities are "flawed" and need to be "fixed."

September 12, 2023

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Autism

Research Shows Hearing Test May Help Diagnose Autism In Newborns

New research finds that babies later diagnosed with autism had a split-second delay responding to sound on a routine newborn screening.

September 12, 2023
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Living

With Mass Commitment Ceremony, Advocates Denounce Marriage Penalty For People With Disabilities

Under current laws, people with disabilities often lose out on government benefits if they get married. Now, advocates are pushing back by staging a mass commitment ceremony on the National Mall.

September 11, 2023

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Politics & Law

Court Rules Facility Can Continue To Use Electric Shock On Those With Severe Behaviors

The only facility in the country known to use electric shocks to address behavior in those with disabilities can continue to do so, a court has ruled.

September 11, 2023

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Health & Behavior

Biden Administration Proposes Rule To Curb Disability Discrimination In Health Care


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Money

Cuts To ABA Therapy Rates Worry Parents

After spending on ABA therapy soared exponentially, one state cut payments to therapists from $91 to $55 an hour, much to the chagrin of parents and providers who warn they may be forced to close.

September 8, 2023
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Autism

FDA Approved Eye-Tracking Device May Speed Autism Diagnosis, Studies Suggest

A newly available device could help doctors determine within minutes whether or not children as young as 16 months have autism with a high degree of accuracy, researchers say.

September 7, 2023
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Living

Dwarf Community Pushes Back Against Midget Wrestling

Critics say midget wrestling is an exploitative and dangerous spectacle that fuels public harassment of those with disabilities and glorifies a derogatory slur. Promoters say, who cares?

September 6, 2023
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