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The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding
News > Sports

The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding

By Brock Jefferson
...up the price, and the conversation...out handcycles and prosthetic running...racing wheelchair. And most families...who qualifies, and which programs...is the largest and most established...prosthetic components, and other adaptive...Grants cover coaching, training, competition...competition entry fees, and travel to events....year (spring and fall cycles)....requirements and document the...
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
Legal > Government Benefits

Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.

By James Williams
...outcome. What the DDA Is and Who It Serves. The Developmental...people with intellectual and developmental disabilities....support, day programs, job coaching, and respite care. Unlike...programs, job coaching, and respite care. Unlike other...States control enrollment and funding. Maryland has faced...enrolled. What the Senate Cut and What It Kept. The Senate's...
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
Financial > Government Benefits

Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)

By Oliver Smith
...Medicaid Home and Community-Based...confirmation letter, and got placed on the...services faster, and one of those ways...Waivers Cover and Why the Wait Exists....service packages, and enrollment caps....Supported employment and job coaching Adult...employment and job coaching Adult day programs...modifications and assistive technology...offer waivers, and states can cap...
Teaching Self-Advocacy: How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Their Needs
Lifestyle > Independence

Teaching Self-Advocacy: How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Their Needs

By Nora Bloom
...starting younger than you think and building intentionally across...disability, knowing your rights, and communicating your needs. Elementary...be doing all three, with you coaching from the sidelines instead of...Center on Secondary Education and Transition shows that students...in postsecondary education, and living independently five years...
The Complete Guide to Vocational Rehabilitation: Services, Eligibility, and How to Apply
Career > Skills Training

The Complete Guide to Vocational Rehabilitation: Services, Eligibility, and How to Apply

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...them get to work and stay there. Vocational...technology. Job coaching. Career counseling...mental disability, and that disability must...people with visual and hearing impairments,...limitations, intellectual and developmental disabilities,...learning disabilities, and chronic medical conditions...disability exists and employment is the...it's worth applying and letting the agency...
How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers
Research > Funding

How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers

By Henry Peterson
...over $191 million and fulfilled more than...across all 50 states and more than 70 countries....physical disability and wants to pursue sport,...who is eligible, and exactly what an application...components used in sport, and similar items. Sport...alone doesn't reach: coaching fees, training programs,...small equipment, and maintenance. CAF...first responders, and active-duty personnel...
Calabasas Hosting Great Britain Athletes for the Special Olympic World Games
News > Sports

Calabasas Hosting Great Britain Athletes for the Special Olympic World Games

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...take on dozens of jobs and responsibilities to...Calabasas. Dan Hunke is coaching swim and tennis for...Hunke is coaching swim and tennis for Special Needs...participating in these and future Special Olympics...Analyst, has gone above and beyond the call of duty....Bingham, has participated and won several medals in...Delegation. This is a fun and creative way to celebrate...
What is Recreation Therapy?
Therapies > Other

What is Recreation Therapy?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...therapists plan and direct leisure...games, wellness, and exercise. While...about leisure and how to implement...cognitive, social, and emotional needs...Through activity and coaching sessions,...activity and coaching sessions, recreation...leisure for parents and children with...need the respite and skills as they...lives are happier and healthier. Recreation...quality of life and productivity...
Family Coaching Improves the Well-Being of the Whole Family
Parenting > School Years

Family Coaching Improves the Well-Being of the Whole Family

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...impact. Family coaching addresses the...parents, siblings and special needs...It's natural–and necessary–to...provide tools and strategies...everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative...daily routines and practical solutions...challenges. Coaching is effective...tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of...differences, and forge a unified...teachers, doctors and specialists,...nurture yourself and strengthen...
Family Coaching Improves Well-Being of the Whole Family
Education > Tutoring

Family Coaching Improves Well-Being of the Whole Family

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...impact.Family coaching addresses the...parents, siblings and special needs...It's natural – and necessary –...provide tools and strategies...everyone thrive. Coaching offers an alternative...daily routines and practical solutions...challenges. Coaching is effec- tive...tism, ADHD/ADD and a range of...differences, and forge a unified...teachers, doctors and specialists,...nurture yourself and strengthen...
What Happens Next?
Parenting > Self-Care

What Happens Next?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...expert witness and executive coaching,...executive coaching, wrote about...through school and therapy, and...and therapy, and they almost...The teenage and young adulthood...any child and parent, and...and parent, and it can seem...that parents and children have...education and support, but...ages of 18 and 23. Financially,...$700 a month, and it includes...Medicaid. Funds and trusts are...
Maryland's $250 Million Disability Cut Is Locked In. What DDA Waiver Families Should Do Now.
Legal > Government Benefits

Maryland's $250 Million Disability Cut Is Locked In. What DDA Waiver Families Should Do Now.

By James Williams
...differences between House and Senate versions "minor."...What the DDA Is and Who Uses It. The...with intellectual and developmental disabilities....day programs, job coaching, and respite care....programs, job coaching, and respite care. Waivers...control enrollment and funding. Maryland...lower. What Gets Cut and Who It Hits Hardest....highest medical and support needs out...

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