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The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Living, caregiver support programs, disability research, and civil rights protections for people with disabilities. Today, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....services, access assistive technology, and advocate for their rights. CILs are consumer-controlled, meaning they're run by and for people with disabilities. National...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Wearable Technology for Autism: Evidence-Based Monitoring vs Marketing Hype
...experiences that might otherwise remain invisible, giving you the power to intervene before a crisis unfolds. But here's what those ads don't tell you: most consumer wearables marketed for autism monitoring aren't clinically validated. The gap between what research shows is possible in controlled laboratory settings...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
AAC Devices and Apps: How to Choose Speech-Generating Technology
...fundamental choice is between AAC apps running on consumer tablets and dedicated speech-generating devices...store. If the tablet breaks, you replace it at consumer electronics prices. Dedicated SGDs ($1,000-$5,000)...spills, and daily transport. Battery life exceeds consumer tablets. Repair is handled by the manufacturer,...
Assistive Tech > Software
Desktop AAC Software vs. Apps: When You Need More Than an iPad
...iPad does well is the more honest place to begin. What Tablet-Based AAC Gets Right. Apps like Proloquo2Go, TouchChat, and LAMP Words for Life run on consumer hardware that most families already own or can access. They're portable, durable enough for school environments, updated regularly by their developers,...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Dedicated Speech-Generating Devices: Comparing AAC Hardware for Nonverbal Users
...opaque. Apps vs. Dedicated Devices: The Core Difference. AAC apps run on consumer tablets. Dedicated devices run proprietary or specialized hardware and...insurance will cover dedicated devices in ways it generally will not cover consumer tablets. The research does not show that dedicated hardware produces better...
Assistive Tech > Apps
ADHD Apps That Help Kids Focus: What Works and What Doesn't
...environment to specifically target the attention networks in the brain, and the clinical evidence behind it is more rigorous than what supports most consumer ADHD apps. Children in trials showed measurable improvement in attention function after four weeks of use. A few important clarifications: EndeavorRx...
Health > Diagnosis
Prenatal Testing – the Abortion Pact
...What if someone decided that you were somehow wrong or 'damaged.' Would you still be here? I was going to write about how this is a reflection of consumer culture and our objectification of people – that we think we can buy perfection and we (as parents) deserve nothing but 'the best.' Designer handbag,...
Health > Treatment
Keep Medicines Up and Away and Out of Sight
...unintentional medication overdose each year. This often happens after a child finds and eats or drinks medicine without adult supervision. The CDC, Consumer Healthcare Products Association Education Foundation, and a coalition of partners have joined forces to launch Up and Away and Out of Sight, an educational...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Natural Remedies for ADD
...companies like Melaleuca and Seventh Generation. Commercial cleaners and laundry detergents also have fake scents to make them smell better to the consumer. These scents are usually...
Legal > Government Benefits
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Are Calling Medicaid Family Caregiver Payments Fraud-Rife. Here's What Self-Directed Care Families Need to Know.
...and certainly not what the program should cover. If you're enrolled in a Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a self-directed care waiver,...different names: participant-directed services, self-directed care waivers, or consumer-directed personal care. The structure...
Legal > Government Benefits
Parents of Minor Disabled Children Can't Get Paid as Medicaid Caregivers in Most States. One Lawsuit Could Change That.
...self-directed care programs where recipients can choose and pay their own caregivers, including family members. The programs go by different names: Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)...
Legal > Government Benefits
States Are Cutting Medicaid Family Caregiver Wages. Here's What Self-Directing Families Need to Do Now.
...weeks to prepare. What Self-Directed Medicaid Programs Are and Why They Matter. Self-directed care goes by different names depending on your state: Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York, Cash & Counseling programs in some states, participant-directed care, or self-directed Home...