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...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 19, 2023 | Disability, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicaid, Uncategorized
Caregiver payments that expanded during pandemic are now in flux Tom Murphy and Amanda Seitz ASSOCIATED PRESS Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 16, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Recommended Reading, Uncategorized
Grace LapointeJul 7, 2023 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As a disabled writer myself, I think there isn’t a singular disability experience. These books are as diverse as their authors, and...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 4, 2023 | Disability, Medicine
New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain. By Richard Sima...
by Dan DeMarle | May 24, 2023 | Disability, Down Syndrome, Genetic Disorders
In partnership with the National Down Syndrome Society, Mattel unveils the first-ever Barbie doll with Down syndrome.
by Dan DeMarle | May 1, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Employment, Federal Government, Legislation, Transition
Federal officials are looking to promote changes in state policies and systems in order to increase competitive integrated employment among people with disabilities. Read More >
