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Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Voice-Activated Emergency Calling for People Living Alone with Disabilities
...disabilities need emergency calling...built-in emergency features,...Urgent Response: Professional...Professional Emergency Service....Urgent Response connects...professional emergency service...contact emergency services...Urgent Response plus fall...Urgent Response. Open...subscribed, tap "Emergency Assist"...Urgent Response Add your...to the response team when...Review the emergency...
Medical > Gastroenterology
Tube Feeding at Home: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Managing G-Tube Complications
...the provider, and which ones require immediate emergency care. The Most Common Complications. All individuals...intervention. And some require you to grab your emergency kit and head to the ER. The difference is specificity:...at, what causes it, and what the appropriate response is. Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea and vomiting during...
News > Advocacy
After a Man with Autism Called 911 for Help and Was Fatally Shot, Advocates Are Demanding Change. Here's What Every Disability Family Needs to Know.
...knife. Three officers fired. He died at the scene. His death, reported by Disability Scoop on April 22, has reignited urgent calls for reform of how emergency services respond to mental health crises involving people with disabilities. LaMorie's case isn't isolated. Roughly 25% of fatal police encounters...
Legal > Government Benefits
States Are Cutting Medicaid Right Now to Cover Federal Losses. Here's What Disability Families Can Do.
As of April 1, 2026, states across the country are executing emergency fiscal responses to federal Medicaid cuts in real time. The second-order...April 1, 2026, states across the country are executing emergency fiscal responses to federal Medicaid cuts in real time. The second-order impacts are hitting...
Parenting > Self-Care
The Respite Care Blueprint: How to Find, Fund, and Use Backup Care
...thing. It's a category that includes in-home care, facility-based programs, emergency placement, and planned overnight stays. Each type serves a different need,...is straightforward: give primary caregivers time to rest, handle other responsibilities, or simply step away for a few hours without worrying about safety...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
How to Find and Access Respite Care: A Complete Guide for Special Needs Families
...support that allows you to rest, handle other responsibilities, or just exist as a person who isn't in...or who need access to specialized equipment. Emergency respite is short-notice care when something unexpected...unexpected happens. A medical crisis, a work emergency, or the kind of week where everything breaks at...
Financial > Financial Planning
Annual Review of Your Special Needs Plan: Checklist for Families
...your child's needs change. The trustee you named moves to another state. Medicaid eligibility rules shift. Your life insurance policy lapses. The emergency contacts in your letter of intent are outdated by three years. Your plan was correct when you created it. It's not correct now. And unless you're...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Mobility Equipment Maintenance: Keeping Wheelchairs and Walkers Safe
...Brakes. Engage the brakes and try to roll the chair. If it moves at all, the brakes need adjustment. Brake failure on a ramp or near stairs is a safety emergency, not a minor inconvenience. On manual chairs, check that brake levers...
News > Advocacy
Congress Just Reintroduced a Bill That Would Require Streaming Services and Video Apps to Work Better for People with Disabilities. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...governing accessibility of communication and video technologies. The bill would require streaming platforms, video conferencing tools like Zoom, and 911 emergency systems to be accessible to people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, or have communication disabilities. What Changed Since 2010. The original...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
...AA technical standards for accessibility. That includes Medicaid applications, IEP request forms, transportation services, voter registration, and emergency information: digital services families with disabled children use daily. What the DOJ Sent to OMB. In February 2026, instead of the proposed rulemaking...
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...Alerting to blood sugar drops (Type 1 diabetes) Interrupting self-injurious behavior (autism, developmental disabilities) Retrieving medication or emergency alert devices (epilepsy, cerebral palsy) Blocking or creating space in crowds (anxiety, PTSD) If a dog isn't trained to perform one of these specific...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Recognizing Shunt Failure in Spina Bifida: Signs Every Parent Should Know
Learn to identify VP shunt malfunction signs in children with spina bifida, when to seek emergency care, and how to track symptoms.