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Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...often become experts in IDEA, the Individuals...into employment, housing, public accommodations,...work, barriers to housing, and access to everyday...the foundation for advocacy in every other domain...foundation for advocacy in every other domain...gives children the right to a free appropriate...public education in the least restrictive...employment, HUD for housing, or the Department...
News > Advocacy
Self-Advocacy for Adults with Disabilities: How to Speak Up in Medical Work and Daily Life
Self-advocacy is the skill...asserting your rights. For adults...knowing your rights and stating...those skills in the situations...Entitled To. Self-advocacy starts with...your legal rights. You can't...accommodations in employment...stores. The Fair Housing Act protects...protects your right to request...accommodations in housing. Section...accommodations in housing. Section 504...
Legal > Housing
Finding Home: Decoding Housing Laws for Special Needs Individuals
Understanding Your Housing Rights:...Housing Rights: A Comprehensive...guide on housing rights for...housing rights for individuals...well-versed in special...special needs advocacy and understands...make the housing laws - a...related to housing for individuals...Overview of Housing Laws. For...Federal Fair Housing Act, for...disability in any residential...means that housing providers,...that any housing program...public housing, rent subsidies,...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Healthcare for Individuals with Special Needs: A Global Perspective
...progress has been made in recent years, there...quality healthcare. In many parts of the...world, particularly in low- and middle-income...non-existent. Even in developed nations,...includes investing in specialized training...reach individuals in remote or underserved...Systems and Resources. In addition to healthcare,...employment opportunities, housing, and transportation,...
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...Private foundations working in these spaces are scarcer, and...foundations report spending years in leadership training before making...areas stall. Who's Funding What Right Now. Private foundation funding...Now. Private foundation funding in disability research splits into...Application cycles open annually in the fall, with letters of intent...
Research > Drug Development
Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
...clinical trial. Or an advocacy organization sent an...You want to do the right thing. But "the right...right thing. But "the right thing" isn't obvious...to enroll your child in research you don't fully...Phase 1 tests safety in 20 to 100 people. Researchers...tests effectiveness in 100 to 300 people. Researchers...drug has shown promise in earlier phases. Now...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
Self-advocacy doesn't start...graduation. It starts in elementary school,...and ask for it in situations they...hundreds of times in lower-stakes...teaching self-advocacy. The answer is...from parent advocacy to self-advocacy...advocacy to self-advocacy isn't a single...this age, self-advocacy means understanding...to name them in simple terms....accommodations in low-stakes situations....
News > Advocacy
The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.
The R-word surged 207.5% on X in November 2025. Montclair State University...followIng a single high-profile tweet. In response, CoorDown (an Italian Down...response, CoorDown (an Italian Down syndrome rights nonprofit) released a 91-second video...syndrome. At 15, he was cast as Slightly in Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), starring...
Education > Higher Education
College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What CTPs Offer
...courses alongside traditional students, participating in career-focused classes, or completing modules on...completing modules on financial literacy and self-advocacy. The emphasis isn't on grades or prerequisites....with local businesses. Students practice job skills in real work environments, with support from job coaches...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Respiratory Health for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Family Guide
...needs, how to manage them in daily life, and how...together instead of in silos. Understanding...respiratory condition in children. For kids with...differently than it does in typically developing...refusal to participate in activities they usually...usually enjoy, or changes in sleep patterns. A child...retractions (skin pulling in between the ribs), faster...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...condition is so rare that it's undiagnosed or doesn't have an established name, that doesn't change anything. The evaluation measures functional limitations in...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When...damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows...(remission). The presentation in children can differ from adults....once) More frequent relapses in the first years after diagnosis...Recognizing Symptoms. MS symptoms in children vary widely depending...