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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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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

Biden Administration Proposes Rule To Curb Disability Discrimination In Health Care

Federal officials are proposing new regulations prohibiting medical providers from discriminating against people with disabilities and setting new standards for accessibility at the doctor's office.

September 8, 2023

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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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Feds Warn Medicaid Programs Against Wrongly Dropping Beneficiaries

Federal officials say multiple states may be improperly removing individuals from Medicaid, a program many with disabilities rely on for everything from health care to home and community-based services.

September 5, 2023
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Under Pressure, State Changes Cutoff Age For Special Ed

Following similar changes in Connecticut, Hawaii and Rhode Island, Pennsylvania students with disabilities will now be able to attend school until age 22, a change forced by a lawsuit.

September 5, 2023

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Lawmakers Call For Incentives To Broaden Access To ABLE Accounts

A new proposal would offer up matching funds to encourage more people with disabilities to open special accounts that allow them to save money without jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits.

August 25, 2023
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States Chart Path Forward On Paying Parents As Caregivers

The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency has many states revisiting waivers that allowed Medicaid payments to parents and other relatives to care for kids with developmental disabilities.

August 23, 2023

Feds Investigating School District Accused Of Banning Parent In Retaliation

A mother who has been advocating for better resources for students with disabilities in her small town has been barred from all of the local school district's campuses under threat of arrest.

August 22, 2023

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Meet The Man Who Stands On Corners, Tirelessly Advocating For Disability Rights

Teased for his intellectual disabilities since he was young, Bill Byrne decided to stand up and spend his life fighting back, educating the public and advocating for the rights of those like him.

August 22, 2023

Disability Advocates Urge Supreme Court Not To Limit ADA Protections

More than a dozen advocacy groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the rights of people with disabilities to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

August 15, 2023
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Feds Extend Lifeline To Disability Service Providers

Medicaid officials say they will extend some flexibilities for home and community-based services that emerged during the pandemic in a bid to help the beleaguered disability services sector stay afloat.

August 4, 2023

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