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Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
Your teenager wants what every teenager wants: connection, acceptance, someone who sees them. The disability doesn't change that. What changes is the support structure they need to navigate it safely. You've spent years building frameworks for things other...
Research > Genetics
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
...that finds conditions like 22q11.2 deletion syndrome or Angelman syndrome when a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions of your child's genome, about 1-2% of the total. It's good at finding point mutations...
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...Philanthropy chronically overlooks disability funding for identifiable reasons....before making investment decisions on disability research. This lag reflects institutional...prestige doesn't cluster around disability research the way it does around oncology...Now. Private foundation funding in disability research splits into condition-specific...
Parenting > Adulthood
How Job Coaches Help Young Adults with Disabilities Succeed in the Workplace
...adult has graduated or is about to, and both of you want them to work. But the gap between wanting and doing feels enormous when your child has a disability that affects how they learn tasks, communicate with coworkers, or manage the unspoken social rules of a workplace. That's where job coaches come...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
...waiver in most states, though some refer to it as the TEFRA option or Medicaid for the Medically Needy. Here's how it works: if your child has a disability or chronic condition that would require institutional care without home-based support, they may qualify for Medicaid based on their own income and...
Global Insights > Employment
Why More People with Disabilities Are Becoming Their Own Boss and How to Start
...people with disabilities are self-employed at nearly twice the rate of their non-disabled peers, 10% compared to 6.3%. There are now over 1.8 million disability-owned businesses in the United States. This isn't a trend driven by preference. It's a structural shift. When traditional employment paths are this...
Global Insights > Employment
When (and How) to Tell an Employer About Your Disability: A Decision Guide
...you'll ever disclose your disability at work. It's when,...required to disclose a disability at any point in the...accommodation or if your disability affects your ability...ask whether you have a disability before making a job...hired, they can only ask disability-related questions if...ask about health or disability before making an offer...
Global Insights > Education
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
...this way. Not all of them do. Understanding how other countries structure disability education reveals which parts of the U.S. system are policy choices, not...support plans, but the baseline is different. Every teacher completes disability pedagogy training as part of core certification. Classrooms are designed...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...with a learning disability. The logic is clear:...comes first, the disability second. Then you...reject "person with a disability" entirely. You're...doing it wrong. The disability community itself...emphasized that disability is one part of a...reader, a friend. The disability doesn't erase those...It's baked into disability rights law, including...
Global Insights > Culture
Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV
...another magical cure ending. Your child with a disability asks why the disabled characters on TV don't...character on screen is played by someone without a disability. The question isn't whether to discuss these...What Inspiration Porn Is. The term comes from disability activist Stella Young, who described it as content...
Financial > Grants
How to Get a USDA Section 504 Grant or Loan to Make Your Home Accessible
...$10,000 and loans up to $40,000 for accessibility modifications and health-and-safety repairs. If you're 62 or older, or have a household member with a disability, and your income qualifies, this money can cover ramps, grab bars, widened doorways, accessible bathrooms, and structural fixes that make your home...
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.