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Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
Career > Discrimination

Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits

By Oliver Smith
...statutory cap under Title VII or the ADA. Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, mental anguish, and out-of-pocket medical expenses tied directly...cap under Title VII or the ADA. Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, mental anguish, and out-of-pocket medical expenses tied directly to the...
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
Education > K-12

When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal

By James Peterson
...way. Truancy involves skipping school without distress. School refusal involves intense emotional and...without distress. School refusal involves intense emotional and physical distress at the prospect of attending....refusal involves intense emotional and physical distress at the prospect of attending. The child isn't...
She Graduated With Honors. She Can't Read or Write. Now She's Suing.
Education > Special Education

She Graduated With Honors. She Can't Read or Write. Now She's Suing.

By Isabella Johnson
...both the city and the board of education, and negligent infliction of emotional distress against a special education caseworker employed by the district....city and the board of education, and negligent infliction of emotional distress against a special education caseworker employed by the district. How This...
How Allergies Can Complicate Your Child's Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

How Allergies Can Complicate Your Child's Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...of learning problems and emotional issues. At least 40% of the...because it's hard to tell which emotional or physical symptoms stem...The list of physical and emotional symptoms of allergies below...or diarrhea. Respiratory distress, including the sensation of...heart rates, or congestion. Emotional symptoms experienced by allergic...
Bullying Leading Cause of Depression
Health > Mental Health

Bullying Leading Cause of Depression

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...bullying or being left out that causes emotional turmoil. While much research points...bullying increases risk for academic and emotional problems, not much research has been...peers was the number-one cause of emotional distress. Researchers suggest individuals...the number-one cause of emotional distress. Researchers suggest individuals...
Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs

By Dr. Harper Clark
...where caregiving becomes their responsibility. Most families treat sibling distress as something to manage at home. But sibling support programs, therapists...they're there. What Siblings Are Navigating. Siblings experience complicated emotions. They feel genuine pride in their brother or sister's achievements and...
Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights
Career > Accommodations

Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights

By Liam Fitzgerald
...miniature horse) individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. The tasks must be directly related to the disability. Emotional support animals, therapy animals, and comfort animals are not service animals under the ADA and don't receive the same protections in the workplace....
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.
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.

By Diana Foster
...under IDEA. But the receiving district would pick up costs for 504 accommodations: health-related supports, ADHD accommodations, vision needs, and emotional disturbance supports. That's a departure from current practice in most states, where cost ambiguity creates an easy excuse for rejection. The National...
ADHD: When Your Child Needs a Tutor vs an Executive Functioning Coach
Education > Tutoring

ADHD: When Your Child Needs a Tutor vs an Executive Functioning Coach

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...multi-step assignments Time management: no sense of how long tasks take Working memory strategies: forgets instructions between hearing them and acting Emotional regulation during frustration Planning and prioritization across subjects Most ADHD students who are struggling academically show up somewhere on...
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
Therapies > Animal

Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?

By Emma Turner
You're researching animal support options for your child, and the terms keep overlapping: service dog, therapy dog, emotional support animal. They sound similar, but the differences are massive. One costs $25,000 and has full public access rights, one is free but only works...
How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs
Therapies > Music

How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs

By Jack Foster
...educational support, not medical intervention. Even when a physician writes an order for music therapy to address speech delays, motor planning, or emotional regulation, the service itself falls outside the diagnostic treatment model insurers use to determine coverage. This isn't unique to music therapy....
The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.
News > Advocacy

The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.

By Amelia Harper
...someone. Well, the r-word is harmful to us." The campaign is called "Just Evolve." The tagline is direct and the execution avoids trauma narratives or emotional appeals. Instead, a 19-year-old lists things we stopped doing because we figured out they caused harm. Who Noah Matthews Matofsky Is. Noah is a British...

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