by Dan DeMarle | Sep 3, 2023 | Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Uncategorized
Disability advocates are hailing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case that they feared could lead to severe restrictions on the rights of people who rely on Medicaid and other government programs. The high court issued an opinion late last week in a case known as...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 21, 2023 | Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Uncategorized
ite House on Tuesday. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) With a sweeping new executive order, President Joe Biden is looking to ease pressure on the nation’s beleaguered home and community-based services system. The White House described the order, which Biden signed...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 16, 2023 | ADA, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Greece, School Districts, Uncategorized
GREECE, N.Y. A freshman in high school, advocating for herself and others with disabilities, is making big changes in Greece. She has pushed the school district to change the way some students will be evacuated from school buildings during an emergency. Giana Bisnett...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 13, 2023 | College, Disability, Uncategorized
Recently released data from the U.S. Department of Education found most college students do not receive special services from their school. A measure announced Tuesday by Republican U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro is meant to change that. Molinaro is backing a...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 31, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Recommended Reading, Section 504, Special Education, Uncategorized
“They were not medical problems to rehabilitate. We were not medical problems. I was never going to undo the damage polio had done to my nerve cells and walk again, nor was this my goal. The disabled veterans coming home from the Vietnam War were never going to grow...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 21, 2023 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Home, Homeless, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Uncategorized
Key takeaways: Students with disabilities are more likely to experience homelessness than peers without disabilities. Researchers expect increased rates of homelessness due to economic issues exacerbated by the pandemic. In the United States, students with...
