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Doctors Making Virtual House Calls For Those With Special Needs
Aiming to ease the experience of visiting a doctor, a new program is allowing people with developmental disabilities to access medical and mental health care without leaving home.
Santa Offering Sensory-Friendly Events Nationwide
Ahead of his big night, hundreds of special events across the country will offer kids with disabilities a chance to visit with Santa Claus in a calmer setting.
High-Stakes Medicaid Assessments Upend Lives Of Families With Disabilities
A computer-based assessment was supposed to make it easier for families to apply for Medicaid waivers in one state. Instead, many have seen their benefits arbitrarily slashed.
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Campaign Aims To Create 1 Million Jobs For People With Disabilities
Three of the nation's most prominent disability organizations are banding together in an effort to bring about a million jobs for people with developmental disabilities by 2025.
Disability Caregivers Worked 87 Hours A Week For $4 An Hour, Feds Say
A chain of residential care homes for people with disabilities paid their workers as little as $4 an hour and made them work more than 87 hours a week, according to a federal lawsuit.
Hair Salon Styles Itself As Special Needs Specialist
At a new salon serving those with special needs, stylists are expected to be patient and every detail has been considered down to the silent clippers and the wheelchair-friendly carpet.
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Nike Embracing Universal Design
With a new shoe built from the ground up to be accessible for people with disabilities, Nike is working with a major professional athlete to prove that inclusive styles are meant for everyone.
More States Requiring Insurers To Cover Developmental Disabilities
After the widespread success of state insurance mandates for autism treatment, a grassroots effort is underway to do the same for other developmental disabilities.
Disability-Focused TV Shows Nominated For Emmys
Two television shows starring individuals with developmental disabilities are each up for multiple Emmy Awards.
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Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Sets Medical Malpractice Record
In what attorneys say is the largest such verdict ever in the United States, a jury awarded the family of a girl with cerebral palsy $229.6 million over the circumstances surrounding her birth.
Nightclub For Adults With Disabilities Fosters Love, Friendship And Inclusion
At what might be the only club of its kind in the country, hundreds of people with developmental disabilities come to dance, make friends and be like anyone else out for the night.
For Adults With Special Needs, Demand For Housing Outpaces Supply
As an apartment complex for those with developmental disabilities breaks ground in one of the nation's most expensive real estate markets, advocates say the new units barely make a dent.