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Lifestyle > Recreation
How to Choose a Special Needs Summer Camp
...research early will ensure your child a spot in the summer camp of your choice. Consider the following steps when searching for the right types of special...have regarding a particular types of special needs camp style. Take into consideration your child's desires — if they are more motivated to go to a particular...
News > Education
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
...costs. The bill cleared a House committee on April 13 and is now headed to the full House for a vote. This marks a significant protection for school-choice families. Students with IEPs and 504 plans are currently rejected from open enrollment programs at rates two to three times higher than their non-disabled...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
...hasn't been published. Jennifer Mathis, deputy director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, told Disability Scoop the timing and procedural choice suggest a deadline extension is likely. "Given the timing of this and the fact that they decided to proceed with an interim final rule rather than...
News > Advocacy
A Federal Appeals Court Just Ruled Florida Violated the ADA by Putting Children with Disabilities in Nursing Homes. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...found that Florida's Medicaid program fails to provide adequate private duty nursing services in home settings. The result: families face an impossible choice between exhausting themselves with round-the-clock care or placing their children in facilities where some have lived since infancy. The court concluded...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...make decisions for years. Walking through medical choices together. Talking through job opportunities. Discussing...child's 18th birthday face what feels like a binary choice: pursue full guardianship or do nothing. Supported...mentors. Those supporters help them understand choices and consequences, but the principal makes the final...
Assistive Tech > Software
Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared
A parent facing screen reader choices for their blind or low-vision student often encounters the same question:...screen readers for students in 2024. Each works exceptionally well. The choice depends less on which is "best" and more on what operating system your child's...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
...decision framework based on function and a breakdown of what insurance covers. AAC Apps vs. Dedicated Devices: The Core Trade-Off. The fundamental choice is between AAC apps running on consumer tablets and dedicated speech-generating devices (SGDs). AAC apps ($100-$300) run on iPads or Android tablets...
News > Sports
Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.
...Paralympics when the classification committee announced that para triathlon wouldn't be part of the program. The door she'd been aiming for closed. She had a choice: keep training in a sport that might eventually make it to the Paralympics, or pivot to something entirely new with a guaranteed path to the Games....
Global Insights > Employment
Why More People with Disabilities Are Becoming Their Own Boss and How to Start
...driven by preference. It's a structural shift. When traditional employment paths are this hard to navigate, creating your own becomes the pragmatic choice. If you've been thinking about self-employment but don't know where to start, you're not alone. There's an entire ecosystem of funding and support...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...sound convincing. And you're left trying to choose between two tools that seem to serve the same purpose. Here's what the research shows: it's not a choice. Braille literacy and assistive technology serve different cognitive functions, and children who learn both have measurably better outcomes in employment,...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
ASL, cochlear implants, total communication, oral approaches: understand all options to make an informed choice without judgment.
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...the kind of emotional engagement that's harder to replicate through a screen. Research shows both formats work, but they work differently. The right choice depends on what you need most and what obstacles you're working around. What the Research Shows About Effectiveness. Peer support interventions reduce...