Politics & Law
Supreme Court Makes It Easier For Students With Disabilities To Sue Schools
In a ruling with broad implications, the Supreme Court said unanimously that claims of disability discrimination at schools shouldn't be held to a higher standard than those originating from other settings.
New Disability Regulations For Airlines Won’t Be Enforced
Federal officials are holding off on implementing new regulations that were hailed as the largest expansion of rights for airline passengers with disabilities in a generation.
Effort To Roll Back Federal Disability Rights Protections Alarms Advocates
The Trump administration is quietly working to fast-track changes to a key disability rights law by circumventing typical procedures, advocates are warning.
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Trump Budget Calls For Major Changes To Disability Programs
The Trump administration wants to eliminate university centers on developmental disabilities and rethink IDEA funding, but a new plan spares some programs that were expected to be on the chopping block.
NIH Autism Research Funding Down 26% Under Trump, Analysis Shows
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to get to the bottom of surging autism rates, but a new analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut funding for such research by double digits.
House Approves Deep Cuts To Medicaid Threatening Disability Services, Advocates Say
The U.S. House of Representatives approved billions in cuts to Medicaid that advocates warn would undermine the nation's already fragile system of services and supports for people with disabilities.
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Nonprofit Wants To Take On Civil Rights Cases Education Department Left Behind
Capitalizing on "brain drain" caused by mass firings, the group is hiring former department attorneys to resolve discrimination complaints, including those involving students with disabilities.
Housing, Nutrition In Peril As Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services
About half of states have broadened Medicaid to pay for social services like housing and food for people with disabilities and others. But now the Trump administration views this as a distraction.
States Drop Effort To Overturn Section 504, But Continue To Challenge Disability Protections
Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain.
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House Panel Green-Lights Sweeping Cuts To Medicaid Despite Outcry From Disability Advocates
In a marathon session marked by the arrest of dozens of disability rights activists, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead with plans to drastically reduce Medicaid spending.
In Response To RFK Jr.’s Research Plan, State Moves To Protect Autism Data
A state executive order will formally restrict the mass collection or sharing of autism-related data absent legal or medical necessity.
State Adopts Purple Alert System For Missing Adults With IDD
Similar to the nationwide Amber Alert for children, one state is launching a specialized alert system for missing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities known as the Purple Alert.