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Financial > Financial Planning
Types of Special Needs Trust Funds
...needs trust fund,...needs trust, is to...assistance. Trust funds...type of trust fund,...needs trust funds...family trust, pooled...pooled trust, and...the court-ordered...court-ordered trust....court-ordered trust. Each...Family Trusts First...family trust is the...type of trust fund...living trust can use...grantor, or trust creator,...the trust is revocable,...the trust, as well....living trust is highly...the trust by either...the trust as a...the trust. However,...
Legal > Government Benefits
Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship
...process is permanent until a court reverses it, and reversal requires...decisions with support from trusted advisors without a court-ordered...trusted advisors without a court-ordered loss of rights. The...trusted advisors without a court-ordered loss of rights. The person...guardianship, SDMAs don't require a court...
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.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on April...upholds a 2023 district court decision and establishes...same outcome. What the Court Found. Circuit Judge Adalberto...lived since infancy. The court concluded that 94% of...Florida Must Do Now. The court ordered...Must Do Now. The court ordered...
Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...move. What Olmstead Requires: The ADA Integration Mandate. The 1999 Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. established that unjustified segregation of...disabilities in institutions violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Court held that states must provide community-based services when: Treatment professionals...
Financial > Financial Planning
Financial Planning for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Supported Decision-Making for Money
...they'll manage money. The traditional path has been guardianship, where a court appoints someone to make financial decisions on behalf of the person with...decision-making, where adults with IDD make their own financial choices with help from trusted supporters. For families, the question isn't whether your adult child needs...
Financial > Financial Planning
Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship: Less Restrictive Alternatives for Age 18
...reversing it requires going back to court and proving your child's capacity has...authority extended past 18. It's a court determination that your child cannot...those decisions on their behalf. When a court grants guardianship, your child loses...rights. Your child becomes a ward of the court. They can't override the guardian's...
Career > Discrimination
Class Action Disability Discrimination: When Systemic Bias Affects Multiple Employees
...where more than one person was harmed. Federal courts require specific criteria before certifying a group...as individual plaintiffs would be impractical. Courts generally look for at least 40 members, though...adding them all individually would overwhelm the court's docket. Commonality: All class members must...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
Types of damages in disability discrimination cases, statutory caps by employer size, and EEOC vs. federal court remedies.
Career > Discrimination
Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
...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...Duke Power Co., originally applied to Title VII race discrimination claims. Courts have extended the framework to ADA cases. To establish disparate impact,...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...a process where adults with disabilities choose trusted people to help them understand situations, weigh...employment, education. They choose supporters they trust: parents, siblings, friends, mentors. Those supporters...differs fundamentally from guardianship, where a court transfers decision-making authority to a guardian....
Parenting > Adulthood
Supported Decision-Making vs. Guardianship: What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Child Turns 18
...Guardianship Does. Guardianship is a court process that declares an adult...make their own decisions. The court appoints a guardian who has...mechanism is the same: the court determines the person can't...Guardianship is permanent until a court reverses it. That reversal requires...requires proving competence in court, often with the same judge who...
News > Education
What to Do When You Disagree with Your Child's IEP: Your Rights and Options
...escalating steps designed specifically for situations where parents and schools don't agree. You don't have to stay silent, and you don't have to go to court immediately. Here's how the process works, what each step involves, and when to use which option. Understanding Your Rights Under IDEA. Before anything...