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WEBSep 27, 2024 · October 1, 2024. Couple Could Lose Everything If They Get Married. New Film Reveals Painful Journey. Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham want to get married, but they would lose their disability lifelines if they did. Their story is the subject of a new "documentary romantic comedy" on Hulu. October 1, 2024.
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WEBSep 26, 2010 · Students In Special Education Continue To Face Setbacks From Pandemic. The issues that have bedeviled students' post-COVID learning recovery — absenteeism, school staffing shortages, academic disruptions — have been worse for students with disabilities, a report finds. September 20, 2024.
Social Security Finalizes Change To SSI Benefits
WEBby Michelle Diament | April 9, 2024. The Social Security Administration is moving forward with a major change to the way it calculates monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits for those with disabilities. The agency said that starting this fall it will no longer factor food when determining what’s known as “in-kind support and ...
Social Security Rethinks Its Approach On Overpayments To …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · The Social Security Administration is making major changes amid backlash to its heavy-handed efforts to claw back billions in overpayments from beneficiaries including those with disabilities. Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley said this week that the agency will give people more time to …
Nike Unveils Hands-Free Sneakers For Those With Special Needs
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · The Nike GO FlyEase can be taken on and off without using hands. (Nike) With an eye toward making shoes even more accessible to people with disabilities, Nike is introducing a sneaker that can be taken on and off completely hands-free. The shoe known as the Nike GO FlyEase is part of Nike’s FlyEase collection of adaptive styles.
Low Wages And Pandemic Gut Staffing Support For ... - Disability …
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Since staffing shortages became a problem, 40% have seen a higher incidence of events that could harm a person’s health or safety. And a KFF survey released last month found that during the pandemic, two-thirds of responding states reported a permanent closure of at least one provider of Medicaid-covered home and community-based services.
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DSM Update Tweaks Criteria For Autism, Intellectual Disability
WEBMar 24, 2022 · An updated version that includes modifications to entries for autism and intellectual disability was just released. (Disability Scoop) A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify ...
Ranking Names States With Best Disability Services
WEBOct 3, 2016 · The best Medicaid service systems for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are found in Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan and Hawaii, according to the annual Case for Inclusion report released by United Cerebral Palsy. This is the fifth year that Arizona has taken …
Feds Seek To Remove Medicaid Barriers For Those With Disabilities
WEBSep 6, 2022 · Disability advocates said the proposed rule comes after they raised concerns with the Biden administration about the hurdles facing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom rely on Medicaid for both health care and home and community-based services. “The bottom line is …