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CMS Ended the Fast-Track Renewal Path for the Section 1115 Waivers That Fund Home Care in Seven States
...submitting a straightforward extension could expect a federal answer in a little over three months. With that...Chief Actuary certifies that the project costs the federal government no more than it would have spent without...Actuary certifies that the project costs the federal government no more than it would have spent without it. That...
Education > Special Education
30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...walls of your child's school. This month, the federal Department of Education handed every family in..."needs intervention," the second-lowest tier the federal government hands out. A parallel review of early...intervention," the second-lowest tier the federal government hands out. A parallel review of early intervention...
Financial > Government Benefits
When SSI and SSDI Benefits Can Run at the Same Time
...above what SSI pays. If your work history is thin, if you became disabled young, or if your earnings were low, your SSDI amount can land below the SSI federal benefit rate of $994 a month for an individual...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Delayed Its DDA Wage Cuts One Day Before They Started. Here's What Self-Directing Families Should Do Now.
...$126 million in state funding to the agency, more than $250 million once federal matching dollars are counted. The plan called for cutting self-directed...rescheduled the pieces that weren't ready. Wage cuts: On hold until the federal Centers...
News > Advocacy
Colorado Is Halving Paid Family Caregiver Hours. Ohio and Pennsylvania Are Next. What Families on Medicaid Waivers Need to Do Now.
...the result of the federal Medicaid cuts in HR...Act," which reduced federal funding for Medicaid...are optional under federal law, they're the first...thing states cut when federal funding falls. If...by states and the federal government. When federal...states and the federal government. When federal funding...government. When federal funding drops, states...
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI
...with an annual cap of $9,230. This exclusion applies before SSA calculates how earnings affect the SSI payment. Here's the math. SSI pays a maximum federal benefit...
Financial > Financial Planning
First-Party Special Needs Trusts: When the Person with a Disability Funds the Trust
...inheritance they received before it could be redirected, or retroactive government benefits. Federal law allows this money to be placed in a trust without...received before it could be redirected, or retroactive government benefits. Federal law allows this money to be placed in a trust without disqualifying the...
Career > Finding Jobs
Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments
Federal hiring is a system built...a different door into federal employment altogether....you've heard "Schedule A federal hiring" mentioned and...authority available to all federal agencies. It allows agencies...path, established in federal regulation, designed to...regulation, designed to make federal employment more accessible....
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...Education). That obligation is federal law, written into the Individuals...are under real strain. The federal government laid off roughly...under real strain. The federal government laid off roughly 460 employees...Programs in 2025, gutting federal oversight. Medicaid reimbursements,...technology, are under pressure from federal cuts. And survey data shows...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...important: a clear map of what you're entitled to under federal law. Knowing what's in it changes how you show...Education Act (IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants parents in special education...(IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants parents in special education decisions....
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
The Maryland Senate passed a budget on March 13 cutting $126 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) in fiscal 2027. When federal matching dollars are counted, the actual loss exceeds $250 million. Advocates rallied at the statehouse on March 25. The House took up the budget March...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...covers employment. Title II covers state and local government services. Title III covers public accommodations:...school system. ADA complaints are filed with federal agencies: the EEOC for employment, HUD for housing,...Department of Justice for public accommodations and government services. Employment Protections Parents Often...