by Dan DeMarle | Jan 3, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Developmental Disability, Disability, Medicine
The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and subsequent ADA Amendments Act of 2008 mandated equal access to health care access to people with disabilities. But a new study finds many doctors still either unable or unwilling to provide the same level of care to...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 2, 2023 | Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy
Disability advocates are warning that a case going before the U.S. Supreme Court could severely threaten the rights of millions of people who rely on Medicaid and other government programs. Read More
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 31, 2022 | Assistive Technology, Disability, Speech and Language, Technology
Some of the biggest names in technology are part of a newly launched effort to expand accessibility of smartphones and other devices for those with disabilities. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 31, 2022 | Disability, Parents/Guardians
A new analysis is factoring everything from cost of living to the effectiveness of state Medicaid programs to assess which U.S. cities are most ideal for people with disabilities to call home. Read More > To see the list. Source:...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 31, 2022 | Behavior Management, Classroom, Disability, Section 504, Teaching
Our son was too respectful of adults, too smart, too socially adept for those behaviors to be ADHD symptoms. That is what the first two doctors told us, but we saw his hidden struggles all too clearly and refused to ignore our eyes — and our hearts. “The Curse...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 19, 2022 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Early Intervention, Parents/Guardians
Kids can’t wait for services when facing developmental delays and disabilities. New York’s Early Intervention system is so underfunded that providers like speech, occupational and physical therapists are paid the same as they were in the 1990s! As a...
