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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.

May 12, 2025
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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.

May 9, 2025
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Supreme Court To Rule In Case That Could Upend Rights Of Students With Disabilities

Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules, it could become extraordinarily difficult for students with disabilities to win cases filed under the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

May 7, 2025

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Nation’s Disability Services System Begins To Buckle As Funding Threats Intensify

President Trump wants to cut $163 billion in federal spending next year, potentially zeroing out key disability programs, some of which are already pausing services because they're running out of money.

May 5, 2025
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Trump Administration Shuts Out Advocates, Researchers In Probe Targeting Autism

As the Trump administration lays out ambitious plans to address autism, many longtime leaders and well-known experts in the field have been left out, stakeholders indicate.

May 1, 2025
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Why A Fight Over One Complex Could Nix Other Disability Housing Options

A dispute at an apartment complex for individuals with developmental disabilities has escalated into a civil rights challenge over what types of housing should be available for this population.

April 30, 2025

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Funding For Group Helping Crime Victims With Disabilities Halted

The U.S. Department of Justice grants provided legal services for crime victims with disabilities and helped support emerging lawyers who represent victims regarding their legal rights.

April 29, 2025
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Congress Weighs Drastic Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services

The future of the nation's disability services is on the line, advocates say, as Congress reconvenes to consider legislation that could chop billions from Medicaid.

April 28, 2025

Supreme Court To Hear Case That Could ‘Gut The ADA And Rehabilitation Act’

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider a case that may have major implications for the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

April 24, 2025

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Kennedy’s Comments About ASD Draw Backlash

Autism advocates are pushing back after U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that kids on the spectrum will never have a job, play baseball, go on a date and more.

April 21, 2025
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RFK Jr. Promises To Uncover Cause Of ‘Autism Epidemic’ By September

The nation's top health official is promising to determine by this fall why autism rates have surged in recent decades.

April 11, 2025
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Trump’s DEI Undoing Undermines Hard-Won Accommodations For People With Disabilities

From halting diversity programs to making federal staffing cuts, advocates say the Trump administration has taken a slew of actions that harm people with disabilities.

April 10, 2025

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