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New Housing Project Geared To People With IDD
A new affordable housing development for people with developmental disabilities has been initially approved in one of the most expensive cities in the country, with the aim of starting next spring.
Ed Department: Students With Disabilities Must Be Considered As Schools Go Mask Optional
Schools are being warned that they must continue to meet the needs of students with disabilities — including those at high risk from COVID-19 — as they do away with masking requirements.
New Federal Project Aims To Help End Subminimum Wage
Federal officials are making a new push to get people with disabilities working in competitive, integrated employment as opposed to subminimum wage jobs.
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Parents Decry ‘Excessive’ Use Of Restraint
Restraints are only supposed to be used to protect a child or others from harm, but advocates say school staff excessively use the practice, at times as a form of discipline or out of frustration.
DSM Update Tweaks Criteria For Autism, Intellectual Disability
A new version of the DSM released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify the diagnoses.
Many Medicaid Recipients Could Lose Coverage As Pandemic Ends
Advocates warn that many people will fall out of coverage as they try to prove their eligibility for the first time in two years, or that overwhelmed Medicaid agencies will drop them by mistake.
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CDC, WHO Criticized For Perpetuating Down Syndrome ‘Misinformation’
Down syndrome advocates want the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to rethink how they're classifying the chromosomal condition.
This School Helps Students With IDD Transition To Adulthood
At a tuition-free charter school, students with intellectual disabilities and autism are learning skills and gaining work experience as they strive toward goals tailored to their abilities.
With Help From US, Ukrainians With Disabilities Seek Escape From War
A pair of U.S. disability rights activists are part of a growing network assisting with logistics and coordination to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities trying to escape the war.
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Justice Department Weighs In On Web Accessibility
For the first time in nearly two decades, federal officials are issuing guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies online.
Universal Studios Becomes More Sensory Friendly
The Florida theme park scene is getting a new accommodation for people with disabilities.
New Book Highlights Challenges Faced By Latino Parents Of Kids With Autism
While the prevalence of autism across the country has increased in recent years, historically there have been disproportionately lower rates of the diagnosis in Hispanic and Latino communities.