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Legal > Government Benefits
What Happens to Disability Benefits When a Parent Dies
...families often don't know which program their child is enrolled in until a crisis forces them to find out. If you're reading this after losing a spouse or co-parent, you need to know what to report, what changes automatically, and what you need to request. SSDI Dependent Benefits Convert to Survivor Benefits....
Legal > Healthcare
Legislature to Limit Patient Costs for Therapy
...make patients pay co-payments about the...patients pay co-payments about the same as...up. Nationally, co-payments for a primary...Nationally, co-payments for a primary care...legislature will bring the co-payments for specialty...will bring the co-payments for specialty visits...the patient pays a co-payment, insurance...patient pays a co-payment, insurance companies...
Financial > Loans
Where to Find Low-Interest Loans for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications in Your State
...alone. Many accept applicants with low credit or limited credit history. Co-signers are often allowed but not always required. What separates these programs...the amount borrowed. Prepayment penalties are rare. Some programs offer payment deferment during financial hardship. Loan Amounts and Terms by Program Type....
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Divorced or Blended Families
...received. Scenario two: remarriage beneficiary errors. Your ex-spouse remarries, updates their life insurance beneficiaries, and lists your child as a co-beneficiary alongside their new spouse. The policy pays out. SSI treats your child's share as countable income. Medicaid terminates. The fix requires...
Career > Discrimination
Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
...disadvantages disabled employees far more often than non-disabled employees. The legal test Comes from a Supreme Court case called Griggs v. Duke Power Co., originally applied to Title VII race discrimination claims. Courts have extended the framework to ADA cases. To establish disparate impact, you need...
News > Education
Louisiana Just Advanced a Bill That Would Make Schools Prove They're Correctly Serving Your Child in Special Ed. Here's What Families Need to Know.
Louisiana's House advanced HB 342 on April 15, 2026, with a 98-3 vote. The bill, introduced by Rep. Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) and co-authored by Rep. Kathy Edmonston, a Republican who formerly worked as a parent advocate, would shift the burden of proof in special education due process...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
If your child has asthma and a co-occurring disability, a standard school asthma action plan may not be enough....you're not there. What Makes Asthma Management Different When Disabilities Co-Occur. Children with disabilities often experience asthma differently. A nonverbal...
Global Insights > Education
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
...employ resource teachers who float between classrooms providing real-time support. What U.S. parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class sizes, co-teaching models, sensory-friendly spaces) Nordic systems embed as infrastructure. Parents still advocate, but they're not negotiating basic access. They're...
Global Insights > Education
Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like
...says "general education classroom with co-teaching support." You agreed to it at...what it looks like when it doesn't. Co-teaching isn't one thing. It's six distinct...child's placement is working. The Six Co-Teaching Models. These models come from...shadowing your child exclusively. This isn't co-teaching; it's an adult assigned to one...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...The pieces don't quite fit. That confusion is often the first signal that ADHD isn't the whole story. Up to 80% of children with ADHD have at least one co-occurring condition, according to data from CHADD. The most common overlaps are anxiety disorders, affecting 30–50% of children with ADHD, and learning...
Research > Clinical Trials
Why Children with Disabilities Are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
...trial exclusion lists. It sounds neutral, but what it often means is: we designed this trial for the easiest version of the condition. Children with co-occurring conditions are excluded because they introduce variables that complicate data collection. A child with autism who also has epilepsy. A child...
News > Sports
Laurie Stephens Won Two Paralympic Golds at Her First Games in Italy. Her Teammates Just Voted Her to Carry the U.S. Flag Into Her Sixth and Final Games, Also in Italy.
...March 6 at the Arena di Verona. She'll carry it into her sixth and final Paralympic Games, 20 years after the country first met her as a competitor. Her co-flag bearer is Josh Pauls, who plays sled hockey. But the selection process matters here: the honor isn't appointed. Team USA athletes vote for it themselves,...