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Financial > Grants
How to Get a USDA Section 504 Grant or Loan to Make Your Home Accessible
...the USDA Section 504 Program Covers. The official name is Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants. It has two components: loans and grants. You can...your income is below 50% of your area's median income and you can't get affordable credit elsewhere. Grant: Up to $10,000 lifetime maximum ($15,000 in FEMA-declared...
Financial > Housing Assistance
Navigating the Housing Landscape for Individuals with Special Needs
...Financial and Housing Assistance....financial and housing support...stable, affordable housing...affordable housing is critical...(SSI) and Housing Choice Vouchers...appropriate housing options....Individual Housing Needs. Every...unique housing requirements....different housing options...Partnering with Housing Advocates....appropriate housing can feel...often have housing specialists...identifying housing options,...
Legal > Housing
Knowing Your Rights: Section 8 Housing for Persons with Disabilities
...Section 8 Housing Scheme for...reliable and affordable accommodation...Section 8 Housing Scheme,...Department of Housing and Urban...Section 8 Housing Scheme?...Section 8 Housing Scheme,...termed the Housing Choice Voucher...sanitary housing in the private...awarded a housing voucher,...find your housing, including...select any housing that meets...Section 8 Housing. To qualify...Section 8 Housing Scheme,...
Financial > Housing Assistance
Suitable Housing Options for Your Special Needs
Suitable housing is one of the most important...can be available to achieve housing goals for your special needs...sufficient resources to long-term housing needs of your child, and to...availability of community-based safe, affordable and accessible housing." (The...affordable and accessible housing." (The Arc) Private ownership...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Rights for People with Disabilities: Your Complete Legal Guide
...five major federal statutes, each applying to different situations. The Affordable Care Act governs insurance coverage decisions. The ADA and Section 504...protection applies when, how these laws interact, and where the gaps are. The Affordable Care Act: Insurance Coverage Protections. The ACA created the strongest...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day – Pufferfish Apps
Megan Holstein founded Pufferfish Apps to create affordable special needs apps, inspired by her non-verbal autistic brother.
Assistive Tech > Apps
App of the Day: Every App Has A Story: Predictable
...grandmother, who had motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). Bright wanted a device that was affordable, easy to use and socially acceptable. She wasn't able to find a perfect solution. In 2010, Bright — who is a speech and language pathologist — envisioned...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Scene & Heard
...alternative communication apps and speech therapy apps. The company originated when speech and language therapist Rebecca Bright decided to create an affordable, easy-to-use AAC app. Click here to read our post on Predictable, a switch-accessible text-to-speech app. After working on Predictable, Bright...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: MyVoice Communication Aid
...App Has a Story , the stories behind Wynsum Arts' distinguished apps. "We realized there is a real need for simple, socially acceptable, affordable communication aids." — Aakash Sahney, co-founder of MyVoice MyVoice Communication Aid is a 2012 Apps of Distinction recipient. Congratulations...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Speech4Good
...effective tools used in speech therap y and make them more accessible and more affordable, as well as more interactive and engaging." — Jack McDer mott, creator...effective tools used in speech therapy and make them more accessible and more affordable, as well as more...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: urTalker Lite
urTalker Lite is an affordable customizable communication app for non-verbal individuals with over 150 images and customizable categories.
Legal > Healthcare
Legislature to Limit Patient Costs for Therapy
...only a few prescribed visits or not coming in for therapy at all. Many people who need these therapies regularly support the legislature. If it's affordable, these individuals can get the care they need....