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Medicaid Work Rules Are Forcing States to Rebuild Their Systems. Here's What Disability Families Should Know Before Coverage Terminations Begin.
...states spent the following months working with contractors, including Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum, to build eligibility systems that could verify employment, volunteer hours, or other qualifying activities. The CMS final rules, published June 1, changed the terms of that work. Most significantly, they...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Inclusive Playground Design: What Makes a Park Truly Accessible
...play component" can mean a single tic-tac-toe panel mounted on a post. Compliance creates a floor, not a ceiling. It's the same dynamic you see in employment law: a company can meet every legal requirement and still build a workplace that excludes disabled employees at every informal turn. Playgrounds...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...services that standard Medicaid doesn't: personal care attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, day programs, and supported employment. These are the services that allow people with disabilities to live at home instead of in institutional settings. States have limited funding for...
Financial > Financial Planning
Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship: Less Restrictive Alternatives for Age 18
...decisions, including refusing treatment Vote (in some states) Choose where they live Marry without permission Make decisions about their education or employment The guardian holds those rights. Your child becomes a ward of the court. They can't override the guardian's decisions, even when they disagree....
Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...navigation, all built around your specific route and your specific challenges. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies fund travel training as a pre-employment service in most states. If you're working with a VR counselor, ask for it by name. The training is delivered by a certified travel trainer or orientation...
Career > Skills Training
Work-Based Learning and Internships Through VR Programs
...job-specific skills, and build an employment record. VR coordinates with employers,...learning is an umbrella term for any employment experience designed to build skills....rehabilitation Individual Plan for Employment (IPE), this can include: Paid internships....On-the-job training (OJT). Paid employment at a business where VR reimburses...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...before they graduate. These services, called Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), are designed to...goals tied to academics, independent living, and employment. Pre-ETS delivers specific workplace readiness...shadowing in workplaces that match their IEP employment goals. Work-based learning experiences put students...
Career > Skills Training
Customer Service Skills for Employment: Training and Accommodations
Customer service roles open the door to entry-level employment across retail, hospitality, call centers, and front-desk positions: all environments that require interacting with customers through phone calls,...
Career > Interviewing
Skills Assessments and Work Sample Tests: Requesting Testing Accommodations
...can do it. Requesting accommodations for pre-employment tests feels like admitting defeat when you're...you didn't sign up for. What Counts as a Pre-Employment Test. Pre-employment tests cover more than you...for. What Counts as a Pre-employment Test. Pre-employment tests cover more than you might think. If the...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...to Find Specialized Interview Coaching. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Every state operates a VR program that provides free or low-cost employment support, including interview coaching, for people with disabilities. Services vary by state, but most VR counselors can connect...
Career > Finding Jobs
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance: Benefits Counseling Before Returning to Work
WIPA counselors analyze how employment affects SSI and SSDI benefits before you accept a job offer, so you know exactly what you'll keep.
Career > Finding Jobs
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
...Assessment Means. Transferable skills assessment is the systematic process of identifying abilities you've developed in one context that apply to employment in another. It's not about inflating your experience or finding creative ways to "spin" activities. It's about recognizing that project management,...