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Parents Of Those With Disabilities Seek Exception To COVID-19 No-Visitor Rules
As hospitals halt visitation to slow the spread of the coronavirus, parents in one state are worried that their children with intellectual disabilities could be left to fend for themselves.
Pediatricians Warned Against Denying Organ Transplants To Kids With Disabilities
The nation's pediatricians are being told that refusing organ transplants for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities may be discriminatory and even illegal.
Disability Representation In Family Films Hits Historic High
Characters with disabilities are increasingly playing leading roles in the nation's most popular family films, according to a new analysis.
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Providers Want To Protect Clients With Disabilities. Nobody’s Telling Them How.
Even in a state considered one of the best at serving people with intellectual disabilities, families and providers said they have received almost no guidance on how to respond to COVID-19.
Stimulus Checks Now Automatic For People On SSI
Under pressure from advocates and lawmakers, federal officials now say that people with disabilities will no longer need to take any extra steps to receive their economic stimulus payments.
Comic Book Helps Those With Autism Understand Changes Brought By Coronavirus
In an effort to help their daughter who's on the spectrum understand why her routine has been upended by COVID-19, a family created a comic book. Now, it's being published online.
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Zappos Rolls Out PBS KIDS Collection For Children With Special Needs
Online retail giant Zappos is teaming up with PBS KIDS to introduce a line of shoes and sunglasses designed to meet the needs of kids with disabilities.
Direct Care Workers Struggle To Find Protective Equipment
With supplies being gobbled up, disability providers are desperate for masks and other personal protective equipment to reduce the risk of coronavirus in group homes and other settings.
Grocery Employee With Down Syndrome Wants To Do More Amid Pandemic
Steven Eull has been working jobs at both Hy-Vee and Target through the COVID-19 outbreak, but he doesn't feel like he's doing enough so he decided to donate the contents of his piggy bank.
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DeVos Could Recommend Waiving IDEA Protections
As schools remain closed due to COVID-19, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is weighing whether they should be temporarily freed of some of their special education obligations.
Stimulus Checks Are Automatic, Unless You’re On SSI
Millions of Americans with disabilities are needlessly at risk of missing out on economic stimulus payments they're entitled to, advocates and lawmakers say.
Special Ed Teachers Tailor School For Each Student From Afar
Special education teachers are taking different approaches to staying in touch with parents and students ranging from recorded videos to calls and email check-ins.