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Legal Safeguards and Job Prospects for People with Disabilities
Legal > Employment

Legal Safeguards and Job Prospects for People with Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...the rights of people with...because of their disability....of their disability. This law...many parts of life, like...Examples of accommodations...instead of just verbally...The U.S. Department of Labor's...Department of Labor's...Department of Labor's Office...Labor's Office of Disability...Labor's office of Disability...Office of Disability Employment...Disability Employment Policy has...Employment Policy has information...
What It Means If Special Education Moves Out of the Department of Education
Education > Special Education

What It Means If Special Education Moves Out of the Department of Education

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...the Department of Education,...Department of Education,...picture of what's...The Office That...the Department of Education...Department of Education...little-known office that...the Office of Special...office of Special...hear of it directly,...the office that...Secretary of Education...told disability advocates...out of the...the Department of Education...Department of Education...the Department of Labor...Department of Labor...Department of Labor or the...the Department of Health...Department of Health...Services. As of...
Employee Resource Groups and Disability Advocacy as Career Tools
Career > Advancement

Employee Resource Groups and Disability Advocacy as Career Tools

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...managers why the new office layout blocks wheelchair...product launch. That's disability advocacy. Most of...disability advocacy. Most of the time it's invisible...time it's invisible labor that earns you nothing...Resource Group for disability inclusion provides...provides something most disability advocates don't think...coordinating across departments. You're presenting...
Special Education Programs Are Moving to HHS. What Does It Mean for Your Child's IEP?
Education > Special Education

Special Education Programs Are Moving to HHS. What Does It Mean for Your Child's IEP?

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...the Oval Office and confirmed...leaving the Department of Education....Department of Education....to the Department of Health...Department of Health...not the Department of Labor,...Department of Labor,...Department of Labor, which...education policy. Parents...Changing. The Office of Special...office of Special...inside the Department of Education,...Department of Education,...instead of an education-focused...closing the Department of Education....Department of Education....conservative policy document...
Job Corps for Adults with Disabilities: Free Career Training and Support
Career > Skills Training

Job Corps for Adults with Disabilities: Free Career Training and Support

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...graduated with a certificate of completion, not a diploma....required by law to provide disability accommodations. It's called...Corps, and most parents of young adults with disabilities...Is. Job Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor program that...Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor program that provides...is a U.S. Department of Labor program that provides...
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
Career > Skills Training

Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...already talked themselves out of apprenticeships before they've...apprenticeship is approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. You work for an employer...approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. You work for an employer...approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. You work for an employer sponsor...Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This...
Education Secretary Says Special Ed Could Be Split Between Labor and HHS. What Families With IEPs Need to Know.
News > Education

Education Secretary Says Special Ed Could Be Split Between Labor and HHS. What Families With IEPs Need to Know.

By Diana Foster
...between the Department of Labor...Department of Labor...Department of Labor and the...and the Department of Health...Department of Health...millions of children...federal department. What...part of efforts...dismantle the Department of Education....Department of Education....at the Department of Labor...Department of Labor...Department of Labor for some...some of its programs...some of those...regardless of where...Thousands of parents...now, the Department of Education...Department of Education...between Labor and HHS...
Documenting Achievements When Performance Metrics Don't Capture Your Contributions
Career > Advancement

Documenting Achievements When Performance Metrics Don't Capture Your Contributions

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...time in half. None of that shows up in your...Standard Metrics Miss Disability-Related Contributions....creation, or the invisible labor that keeps teams functioning....point to as evidence of your impact. You might...the cognitive work of translating between...translating between departments, smoothing communication...document the full scope of what you deliver when...
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
News > Advocacy

Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.

By James Williams
Minnesota's Department of Human Services completed... Minnesota's Department of Human Services completed a...revalidation on June 1, 2026. Of 5,583 providers spanning 13...terminated funding to five of his seven locations. Two got...green light. Five were cut. Disability advocates worry many legitimate...
Zoning Laws and Group Homes: Understanding Local Restrictions
Legal > Housing

Zoning Laws and Group Homes: Understanding Local Restrictions

By Henry Bennett
...doesn't meet the definition of a "family." Federal law...they're standing in front of a hostile zoning board....discrimination in housing based on disability. That includes zoning decisions...violating federal law. The Department of Justice and HUD have...federal law. The Department of Justice and HUD have been...rules to keep them out of residential neighborhoods...
Group Home Rights Under the Fair Housing Act
Legal > Housing

Group Home Rights Under the Fair Housing Act

By Henry Bennett
...discriminate in housing based on disability. For group homes, this means...requires special permits for disability group homes but not for fraternities...houses serving similar numbers of people, that's discrimination....them differently. HUD and the Department of Justice have issued joint...differently. HUD and the Department of Justice have issued joint guidance...
Confidentiality Violations: When Employers Disclose Disability Information Without Consent
Career > Discrimination

Confidentiality Violations: When Employers Disclose Disability Information Without Consent

By Oliver Smith
...them about your disability. HR shared details...shared details of your accommodation...request with a department head who wasn't...potential violations of the Americans...employers to keep disability-related medical...condition or disability must be kept...nature or severity of your disability...severity of your disability The fact that...Know About Your Disability. The ADA doesn't...

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