Results
News > Advocacy
Governor Cuomo: Protecting the Disabled
...reports of abuse...individuals with disabilities...across the news....Stories of children...on the bus,...school with a...because of suspected...cause for concern...regarding the disability...priority for the...for the next...reform the system...individuals with disabilities....disabilities. With the...With the end...end of the...of the year's...fast, the governor...Part of Cuomo's...instances of abuse...neglect of these...individuals with disabilities....these people will...jobs for "substantiated...allegations of abuse."...abuse." The Office...Office for People...for People with...People with Developmental...thousands of people,...of people, but...200 people, some...some of whose...on for over...at the Justice...the Justice Center...Justice Center for...Center for the...for the Protection...the Protection of...Protection of...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
The Department...Department of Justice...of Justice sent...to the Office...office of Management...before the April...deadline for state...under the ADA....ADA. The rule's...bypasses the normal...unprecedented for an...regulation. The deadline...governments with populations...populations of 50,000...standards for accessibility....families with disabled...What the DOJ...instead of the...of the proposed...expected, the Justice...the Justice Department...report. The contents...but the rule...at the Bazelon...Bazelon Center for...Center for Mental...Scoop the timing..."Given the timing...timing of this...and the fact...proceed with an...than the proposed...weaken the requirement....Matters for Families....apply for disability...
News > Advocacy
DOJ Charges 15 in Largest Autism Fraud Scheme Targeting Minnesota Medicaid
The U.S....Department of Justice...of Justice announced...15 people on...2026, for allegedly...programs of more...describe the case...as the largest...by the Department...Department of Justice....of Justice. The...Justice. The charges...operators of autism...childcare centers who...children with autism...Medicaid for services...What the Scheme...2024. The centers...The centers allegedly...kickbacks of up...exchange for using...officials, the operators...millions of dollars...payments. The scheme...to the DOJ...announcement. The charges...adults with disabilities....Means for Families....harms the disability...
Legal > Housing
Zoning Laws and Group Homes: Understanding Local Restrictions
...homes for people...for people with...people with disabilities...neighborhood. The planning...denies the conditional...permit. The zoning...told the property...meet the definition...definition of a "family."...and the path...getting the home...front of a hostile...Zoning. The Fair...homes for people...for people with...people with disabilities...requires special permits...exclude people with...people with disabilities,...law. The Department...Department of Justice...of Justice and...under the FHA....out of residential...families with children....is the first...do with it is...is the next...
Legal > Housing
Group Home Rights Under the Fair Housing Act
...home for your...what the law...says: the Fair...Both protections are...What the Fair...Protects for Group...Homes. The Fair...disability. For group...serving people with...people with disabilities...requires special permits...permits for disability...not for fraternities...numbers of people,...of people, that's..."those people" in...in the neighborhood,...neighborhood, the FHA...no. The law...under the FHA,...and the Department...Department of Justice...of Justice have...homes for people...for people with...people with disabilities...violate the FHA...unless the restriction...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
Parents of children...children with disabilities...IDEA, the Individuals...Individuals with Disabilities...But the legal...at the school...door. The Americans...Americans with Disabilities...extends protections into...realize the same...is the foundation...foundation for advocacy...domain of life....life. The Gap...children the right...in the least...environment, with extensive...procedural protections for...protections for disputes....to the pediatrician's...or the camp...away. The difference...because the enforcement...within the school...filed with federal...agencies: the EEOC...EEOC for employment,...HUD for housing,...or the Department...Department of Justice...of Justice for...Justice for public...Employment Protections Parents...is the protection...the protection most...
Legal > Discrimination
When Disability Discrimination Happens: How to File a Complaint and What to Expect
...happened. The question...wrong. The question...file? The answer...where the discrimination...This is the roadmap....Complaint. The agency...file with depends...depends on the context...Think of it as:...goes to the Equal...goes to the Office...Office for Civil...(OCR) at the U.S....Department of Education....denial of services,...evaluate for an IEP,...goes to the Department...Department of Housing...goes to the Department...Department of Justice...Department of Justice (DOJ)...start with the agency...with the agency...statute of limitations....Miss the deadline...
Global Insights > Laws
The 2026 Digital Accessibility Deadline: What Parents Need to Know About School and Healthcare Portals
...change that. The Department...Department of Justice...Department of Justice announced...April 2026 for large jurisdictions...April 2027 for smaller...providers. For parents...parents of children...children with disabilities,...language. It's the difference...you. It's the difference...because the portal won't...cooperate with assistive...standards for web accessibility....Alt text for images and...standards for users with...for users with low vision...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Learning Disabilties and the Juvenile Justice System: Some Food for Thought
...like for a young...person with learning...questioned by the police....because of your...front of a judge....Regardless of guilt...you with accommodations....considering the nature...nature of your...support the notion...rate of youth...youth with learning...contact with the...with the juvenile...juvenile justice system....because of differences...how the disability...and the juvenile...juvenile justice system,...transfer of school...estimates of specific...vary for the...for the same...percent of youth...percent of incarcerated...
News > Advocacy
The Government's Web Accessibility Deadline Just Got Extended by One Year. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Rights.
The Department...Department of Justice...Department of Justice published...extending the ADA Title...districts with populations...populations of 50,000...accessible. The original...entities and special district...2027. The DOJ acknowledged..."overestimated the capabilities"...capabilities" of government...within the original...Means for Families....Families. For disability...year of potential...pages with forms...PDFs. The rule...compliance with the Web...with the Web Content...and AA, the same...month. The extension...entities and special districts...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ Just Sued SeaWorld Over Its Ban on Wheelie Walkers. Here's What Families with Disabilities Need to Know.
The U.S....Department of Justice...of Justice filed...alleging the company...violated the Americans...Americans with Disabilities...walkers with seats...parks. The lawsuit...guests with mobility...into the parks....parks. The policy...rollators with seats...on the ban,...ban, the DOJ...What the DOJ...Alleges. The Justice...The Justice Department...III of the...of the ADA...individuals with disabilities...accommodations. The lawsuit...alleges the company...many people depend...safely. "The ADA...access for people...for people with...people with disabilities,...in the DOJ's...release. The DOJ's...that the ban...defended the policy...
Legal > Government Benefits
DOJ Just Charged the Largest Autism Fraud Scheme in Its History. Here's What Every Family Using Medicaid-Funded ABA Should Know Now.
...2026, the Department...Department of Justice...Department of Justice announced...against 15 people in Minnesota...called the largest...charged by the Justice...the Justice Department....2024 for services...kickbacks of up to...teenagers with no training...this for one reason:...Means for Your...kind of explosive...cover for fraud....pace with the money...with the money...through the system....system. The fraud...relatives with no certifications...billed for full...days of one-on-one...plans of care...children up for services...