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Prospect Of Cuts To Disability Services Looms Large
With a vote anticipated on a Republican health care plan that would fundamentally transform Medicaid, disability advocates say the threat to disability services remains very real.
DeVos Wants More Options For Students In Special Education
In her first speech centering on special ed, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said students with disabilities deserve better and her agency will work to provide more choices for families.
Disability Services Remain In Peril Under Revised Health Bill
Despite a nod to the vulnerability of home and community-based services under a Senate GOP health care bill, disability advocates say a new version of the proposal does little to quell fears.
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Feds Find Fewer States Meeting Special Ed Obligations
Less than half of states are meeting their obligations to appropriately serve students with disabilities under the nation's special education law, federal education officials say.
Caps Would Pinch Medicaid For Decades To Come
Cuts to Medicaid — the primary source of supports for millions with disabilities — would continue for decades under a U.S. Senate proposal to cap the program, a nonpartisan analysis finds.
With Billions In Proposed Cuts, Medicaid Waivers May Be At Risk
The health care proposal in the U.S. Senate would slash $772 billion from Medicaid in the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said, seriously compromising disability services.
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Disability Services Threatened Under Proposed Cuts To Medicaid
Funding for community-based services and other supports for people with developmental disabilities would be in jeopardy under a U.S. Senate proposal to radically alter Medicaid.
Disability Advocates Push Back On Health Bill As Vote Looms
Advocates are working furiously to oppose a health care bill that they say would bring devastating cuts to services and supports that people with disabilities rely on.
Fever During Pregnancy May Increase Autism Odds
Expectant mothers who have a fever during pregnancy are significantly more likely to have a child with autism, new research suggests.
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Many Adults With Autism Struggling Even With Services
State-provided disability services often fail to meet the needs of adults with autism, according to a new report finding many with access to supports don't have any regular daytime activities.
Autism Detectable In Infants, Study Suggests
Long before an official diagnosis, a single brain scan at 6 months of age may be able to predict with near perfect accuracy which babies will develop autism.
Disability Advocates Protest Medicaid Cuts
Dozens of advocacy groups are joining members of Congress to sound alarm bells about proposed cuts to Medicaid, which they say will have severe consequences for people with disabilities.