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Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
Maryland Senate passed $126M in DDA cuts affecting 19,100 people. Conference committee meets Friday. Here's what to do now.
Financial > Housing Assistance
Using ABLE Accounts to Pay for Housing Without Losing SSI or Medicaid
...your family member with a disability can cover essential expenses...essential expenses without losing benefits. But when rent is due and...Cross that threshold and benefits get suspended or terminated....back below $100,000, SSI benefits resume. This structure creates...only be used for qualified disability expenses, defined broadly...
Legal > Government Benefits
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
...passed House Bill 863 on a 19-15 vote, sending $21.8 million in Medicaid disability service cuts to Governor Brad Little's desk. The bill cuts provider reimbursement...other states should pay attention. Idaho isn't the only state cutting disability services in 2026, and what happens here sets a template. What HB 863 Cuts....
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...Here's what you need to know about recognizing late effects, accessing disability benefits, and building the support system your survivor needs. What Late...you need to know about recognizing late effects, accessing disability benefits, and building the support system your survivor needs. What Late Effects...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
Understanding Disability Discrimination: Your Rights and How to Take Action
...public benefits, according...experience disability discrimination...covers what disability discrimination...Counts as Disability Discrimination....Discrimination. Disability discrimination...of their disability, a history...history of disability, or a perceived...perceived disability. It shows...accommodations, or disability-based harassment....harassment. Disability discrimination...based on disability, harassment,...access to benefits and advancement....
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do
...The notice doesn't say your benefits were cut. It says the provider...that cuts $21 million from disability services, reducing provider...are proposing similar cuts. Disability advocates are calling Idaho...distinction: your child's Medicaid benefits haven't been cut. The provider...distinct from a family's benefits being terminated. Your child...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...offer stability, strong benefits, and clear advancement...three categories of disability: Intellectual disabilities,...of "severe physical disability" is broad. It includes...need to be receiving disability benefits to use Schedule...receiving disability benefits to use Schedule A. You...A, you need proof of disability from one of these sources:...
News > Employment
The Complete Guide to Working While on Disability Benefits: What SSI and SSDI Recipients Need to Know
...work too much and you'll lose your disability benefits. The check stops, the healthcare...much and you'll lose your disability benefits. The check stops, the healthcare...the same. SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) is based on your work...payroll taxes, and now you receive benefits based on those contributions. SSDI...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Gaming for Special Needs: The Complete Guide to Adaptive Controllers and Accessible Play
...choose between them, and don't realize gaming can deliver therapeutic benefits that go beyond entertainment. This guide covers which adaptive controllers...guide covers which adaptive controllers are available, how to choose by disability type, which games work best by age and ability, how to set up an accessible...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Informed Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...medication changes" because of his intellectual disability, but nobody assessed whether that's true. Your...Requires. Having an intellectual or developmental disability doesn't automatically mean you can't consent...situation? Reasoning: Can you weigh the risks and benefits? Expression of choice: Can you communicate a...
Legal > Government Benefits
7 Government Benefits Beyond SSI That Support Families Raising Children with Disabilities
...jeopardizing your existing benefits. SNAP: Food Assistance...Assistance with Special Disability Rules. Fourteen million...disabilities receive SNAP benefits. If your child receives...Standard SNAP vs disability rules: Regular...receive: Average benefit for a single person...single person with a disability is $214/month. For...size and income. The benefit loads monthly onto...
Legal > Government Benefits
SSDI vs SSI for Children with Disabilities: Understanding the Difference and Which One Your Family Qualifies For
...child has a disability. You've been...Social Security benefits, but you're...your child's disability and your family's...must have a disability and your family...Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...retirement or disability benefits, or...disability benefits, or if you've...must have a disability Social Security...defines childhood disability as a medically...