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Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
Legal > Government Benefits

Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect

By James Williams
...services that allow people with disabilities to live at home instead of in...targeting specific populations (intellectual disabilities, brain injury, elderly...specific populations (intellectual disabilities, brain injury, elderly care)....care coordinator, social worker, or disability services case manager, they can identify...
Financial Planning for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Supported Decision-Making for Money
Financial > Financial Planning

Financial Planning for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Supported Decision-Making for Money

By James Williams
When your child with an intellectual or developmental disability turns...an intellectual or developmental disability turns 18, you'll face dozens of...framework that lets adults with intellectual disabilities keep decision-making...that lets adults with intellectual disabilities keep decision-making authority...
Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments
Career > Finding Jobs

Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments

By Oliver Bennett
...seekers with disabilities, those...severe physical disabilities, psychiatric...psychiatric disabilities, or intellectual...disabilities, or intellectual disabilities...intellectual disabilities directly,...comes down to disability category....severe physical disability, a psychiatric...psychiatric disability, or an intellectual...disability, or an intellectual disability....intellectual disability. Severe physical...
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
Research > Genetics

Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?

By Aiden Moore
...syndrome when a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions...a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions of your...
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
Legal > Government Benefits

Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.

By James Williams
...$126 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) in fiscal...Who It Serves. The Developmental Disabilities Administration runs Maryland's...Medicaid waiver programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In...with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In fiscal 2025, 19,100 Marylanders...
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Education > Other

Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability

By Liam Fitzgerald
...have above-average intellectual ability in one or more...areas AND a diagnosed disability that impacts learning...daily functioning. The disability can be a learning disability...disability can be a learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia,...anxiety, or a physical disability. The giftedness can...student's giftedness and disability interact constantly....
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
Special Needs > Diabetes

Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide

By Grace Lewis
...developmental, cognitive, or physical disability isn't just standard diabetes care...diabetes intersects with another disability. Why Dual Diagnosis Diabetes Management...When your child also has autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, or another...child also has autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, or another...
Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In
Social Engagement > Community Living

Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In

By Dr. Opal Stenson
..."accessible" means for your disability, locating housing that meets...features that matter most by disability type to the funding programs...is deaf or someone with an intellectual disability navigating community...someone with an intellectual disability navigating community life...barriers you face. For Mobility Disabilities. If you use a wheelchair,...
How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities
Social Engagement > Community Living

How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities

By Dr. Opal Stenson
...do exist for adults with disabilities are often invisible unless...Local Chapters. National disability organizations with local...specifically for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities....intellectual and developmental disabilities. Local chapters host...adults with developmental disabilities. Programming varies by...
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
Research > Genetics

Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide

By Aiden Moore
...isn't clear, and 36-53% of unexplained global developmental delay or intellectual disability cases. Those numbers matter because they set realistic expectations....and 36-53% of unexplained global developmental delay or intellectual disability cases. Those numbers matter because they set realistic expectations. When...
Genetic Testing for Developmental Delays: What the New AAP Guidelines Mean for Your Family
Parenting > Diagnosis

Genetic Testing for Developmental Delays: What the New AAP Guidelines Mean for Your Family

By Oliver Smith
...developmental delay and intellectual disability. The change...delay and intellectual disability. The change makes whole...developmental delays or intellectual disability. It's not...delays or intellectual disability. It's not a test for...developmental delay or intellectual disability have a genetic...delay or intellectual disability have a genetic cause....
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
News > Employment

How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring

By Emily Roberts
...people with disabilities, they...with certain disabilities outside...categories of disability: Intellectual...disability: Intellectual disabilities,...Intellectual disabilities, including...developmental disabilities Severe...physical disabilities: conditions...Psychiatric disabilities: mental...physical disability" is broad....receiving disability benefits...proof of disability from one...

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