Results
Career > Accommodations
Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights
...directly related to your disability. Now you need to bring that...tasks for a person with a disability. The tasks must be directly...be directly related to the disability. Emotional support animals,...the disability. Emotional support animals, therapy animals,...gets to decide whether your disability is real or whether the dog...
News > Lifestyle
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
...ranging in age from 4 to 86 received support this year for wheelchair basketball,...them. Who's Eligible. CAF grants support individuals with permanent physical...provide medical verification of their disability from a licensed professional. First-time...documentation explaining how the disability affects daily activities. All applicants...
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Living, caregiver support programs, disability...support programs, disability research, and civil...community-based support, and advocacy infrastructure....regardless of age or disability, should be able...community-based programs, supporting more than 12.8...families navigate disability services, access...Family Caregiver Support Program: Provides...National Institute on Disability, Independent Living,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...services as "developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a...supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education." Transportation...needs transportation to get to school and their disability requires accommodations on that transport, it...
News > Education
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
...rejecting transfer students based on disability status and require receiving districts...the infractions were related to a disability, and to chronic absenteeism if absences...504 accommodations: health-related supports, ADHD accommodations, vision needs,...needs, and emotional disturbance supports. That's a departure from current...
Financial > Financial Planning
Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.
...caregiver for a child or adult with a disability, you already know what $1 trillion...caregiving. What the Numbers Mean for Disability Families. AARP's "Valuing the Invaluable...exceeds total Medicaid spending. For disability families, this isn't an abstract...care you're absorbing because paid support...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...foundation of supported decision-making....role as a supporter without...nothing. Supported decision-making...path. What Supported Decision-Making...Decision-Making Is. Supported decision-making...person with a disability retains all...rights. The supporter doesn't...They choose supporters they trust:...mentors. Those supporters help them...recognize supported decision-making...enacted its Supported Decision-Making...Guardianship. Supported decision-making...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Eligibility Criteria Explained
...identified within one of 13 disability categories AND their condition...establishes 13 categories of disability that can qualify a child...must also determine that the disability creates an educational need...general education with standard supports can't address. Here's what...difference matters. The 13 Disability Categories. IDEA defines...
Education > Online Learning
Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison
...needs. Your child's IEP calls for technology supports, but no one tells you which platform serves dyslexia,...which platform matches your child's specific disability, what it costs, and how to evaluate if it's working...ability to replay lessons without time pressure Disability match: Moderate to strong for dyscalculia (visual...
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
You're researching animal support options for your child, and the terms...service dog, therapy dog, emotional support animal. They sound similar, but the...specific tasks for a person with a disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities...action tied directly to the handler's disability. Common tasks for children with...
Education > K-12
The Special Education Evaluation Process: What Parents Need to Know
...answer specific questions: Does your child have a disability? Does that disability affect their ability to...Does your child have a disability? Does that disability affect their ability to learn? What supports would...disability affect their ability to learn? What supports would help? The evaluation team (usually a school...
Education > Higher Education
Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs
..."comprehensive disability support"...disability support" and "individualized...whether support is centralized...strong disability support...disability support programs...them by support intensity....standard disability resource...Levels of Support. Not all...Not all disability support...disability support programs...Standard Support The college...registered Disability Resource...Structured Support The program...functioning support, and sometimes...