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...department officials held a private briefing call with disability advocates, and according to a recording obtained...districts in carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, will move to HHS. Rogers said...are meeting their obligations to students with disabilities. For a parent, the law on paper matters less...

...part, but three separate skills sit underneath it. The first is self-knowledge. A young person needs accurate, comfortable language for their own disability: what it is, how it affects them, what helps. A teenager who has only ever heard their diagnosis discussed in hushed IEP meetings will struggle to...

...behalf. What Counts as a Service Dog Under the Law. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a service dog is a dog individually trained to perform specific...individually trained to perform specific tasks directly related to a person's disability. Comfort alone doesn't qualify a dog, no matter how calming their presence...

...teaches your child horsemanship: holding the reins, steering, stopping, and riding with growing independence. The lessons are adapted to your child's disability, but the goal is riding itself, along with the confidence, friendships, and physical activity that come with it. The shortest version of the difference:...

...4,300 Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are waiting for a Medicaid waiver slot, and...at least five years old, have an intellectual disability that began before age 18 or a developmental disability...disability that began before age 18 or a developmental disability...

...service dog is individually trained to perform tasks for one person with a disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act protects that dog's presence almost...perform tasks for one person with a Disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act protects that dog's presence almost anywhere its handler goes....

...The second is a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. You disclosed a disability, described a functional limitation, requested remote work as the fix, and...through the process that created it. Many long-term remote workers with disabilities are in the first category and believe they are...

...Federal regulation at 34 CFR 303.26 describes natural environments as settings that are natural or typical for a same-aged infant or toddler without a disability, which includes the home and community settings. The requirement carries a paper trail. If any of your child's services will happen somewhere other...

...General Assembly this spring and sent to Gov. JB Pritzker in late June would require providers serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to notify the state when an asset management company buys them. What the Bill Requires. The measures originated as SB3118 and HB4728, introduced...

...bill has passed. What happened is that a panel Gov. Tina Kotek convened to find savings finished its work and handed her a list, and the services disability families depend on are on it. What the Advisory Group Delivered. Oregon faces an estimated $421 million general fund gap in its 2027-29 Medicaid...

Most parents of young adults with disabilities have had the thought before they've...skip this topic for students with disabilities entirely, or cover it once in...or unnecessary for someone with a disability. Start with What Needs Teaching....Sexuality education for young adults with disabilities covers more ground than the biology...

...there. The question isn't whether your child's disability is real enough to justify an IEP. It's how much...two things: that your child has a qualifying disability, and that the disability affects their access...child has a qualifying disability, and that the disability affects their access to education in a way that...