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Education > Higher Education
LA College Fair for Learning Differences
...knowledge of teach; the rates of graduation and retention; and the cost of financial aid. Take your list of questions to the college fair, so you are prepared...of questions to the college fair, so you are prepared to discuss your concerns and your options with admissions representatives, who, apart from students,...
News > Advocacy
The Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Is Forcing Disability Families to Find New Providers. Here's What to Do Before Your Services Are Cut Off.
...Mehmet Oz announced a compliance action imposing $515 million in quarterly financial penalties on Minnesota, asserting the state had failed to protect its Medicaid...government later froze $259.5 million in Medicaid reimbursements, citing concerns about unsupported or potentially fraudulent claims. Minnesota's Attorney...
News > Technology
Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
...meet the accessibility standards until those thresholds were reached. Who Has to Comply. The requirement applies to any provider receiving federal financial assistance from HHS,...
Financial > Government Benefits
How Trial Work Period Lets You Test Employment Without Losing SSDI
The Trial Work Period lets you work nine months and keep your full SSDI check, no matter what you earn.
News > Advocacy
Illinois Lawmakers Sent the Governor a Bill Requiring Private Equity to Disclose Disability Group Home Purchases
...company, meaning a private equity fund, hedge fund, or venture capital firm, has to report the transaction to the state. The new owner then reports financial activity and staffing levels on an ongoing basis, and must give the state notice before selling the operation to someone else. Providers that skip...
Financial > Government Benefits
When SSI and SSDI Benefits Can Run at the Same Time
How concurrent SSI and SSDI benefits work, who typically qualifies for both, and how the monthly math actually plays out.
Lifestyle > Recreation
Community Recreation Centers: How to Request Disability Accommodations
...when it allows a person with a disability to participate in a program without fundamentally altering the nature of that program or creating undue financial or administrative burden for the organization. The ADA does not require recreation centers to accept every request. It requires them to engage in...
Lifestyle > Independence
Building Decision-Making Skills for Young Adults with Disabilities
...skills that develop unevenly and respond to teaching. Your young adult might handle medical appointment scheduling independently but struggle to weigh financial trade-offs. They might choose their daily clothes without hesitation but freeze when the choice involves long-term consequences they can't visualize....
Lifestyle > Independence
Money Management Skills for Teens with Intellectual Disabilities
...dollar and learn from it. The instinct to protect them from this small mistake is the same instinct that leaves them vulnerable to larger ones later. Financial independence doesn't come from perfect transactions under supervision. It comes from practice with real consequences while you're still there to debrief....
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
How to protect SSI and Medicaid when a person with a disability receives a large sum of money unexpectedly.
Financial > Financial Planning
Annual Review of Your Special Needs Plan: Checklist for Families
What to review yearly including trust language, trustee performance, letter of intent updates, and benefit eligibility.
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
How states recover Medicaid costs from estates and how SNTs protect assets from estate recovery.