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Special Needs App of the Day: Fish School
...attention and hold it. There are eight different activities for learning, including letters, numbers, and...asks the child which fish does not belong; and matching, a memory game to find matching fish. Finally,...not belong; and matching, a memory game to find matching fish. Finally, there is playtime, which features...
Parenting > Support Groups
The Complete Guide to Finding Support as a Special Needs Parent
...neuroscience suggests that connecting with someone who has walked your path activates different neural pathways than receiving expert advice. Mirror neurons...they're there. The Support Option Nobody Talks About. Parent-to-parent matching programs have been operating in the United States for more than 50 years....
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
...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 26....
Parenting > Support Groups
Parent-to-Parent Matching Programs: A Better Kind of Support
...talk to other parents" and "this is helping" can be wide. Parent-to-parent matching programs work differently. They don't ask you to walk into a room of strangers...more than 50 years of research showing it works. What Parent-to-Parent Matching Is. A parent-to-parent match isn't a support group. It's a structured one-to-one...
News > Sports
Jake Adicoff Wins His First Individual Paralympic Gold at Tesero as Oksana Masters Claims Her Fourth Cross-Country Title
...every medal decided before afternoon. In visually impaired events, athletes ski with a sighted guide who communicates through earpiece and voice, matching every turn and stride throughout the race. Wolter, a two-time NCAA All-American from Middlebury College, has guided Adicoff through sprint formats...
Legal > Government Benefits
What the 2026 Medicaid Cuts Mean for Families with Disabilities
...they expect to receive. The July 2026 wave The first meaningful implementation date is July 2026. Starting then, states may face tighter federal matching rate structures that shift more cost to their budgets, reduced federal funding for optional Medicaid services, and new work reporting requirements...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Motion Math Hungry Fish
...even adults! It is a highly visual app in which a hungry goldfish must be fed with numbers. There are up to 18 levels of increasing difficulty, from matching numbers, to adding and subtracting, and even negative numbers. Pinching bubbles together adds the numbers inside and works on fine motor skills....
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: What Goes Together?
What Goes Together? app enhances receptive/expressive language by matching related items and costs $1.99 for iOS devices.
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: iTouchiLearn Words
...a word to a corresponding picture, or they are asked to pick the picture that goes with a particular word. Children can also practice spelling by matching and arranging letters, and each spelling game also includes a picture. Additionally, the music such as "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" teaches...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Sound Sorting
...for creating words. Sound Sorting teaches phonemic awareness through a matching game that allows children to match words with the same beginning sound....awarness, children become aware of beginning sounds, and they practice matching words by sound. The user can choose three beginning sounds, or you can...
Career > Finding Jobs
Many People with Autism Suited for Jobs
...and container planting for local establishments, which she enjoys doing. As with any job, the key to finding employment for people with autism is matching their skills and features with job requirements. Professor Scott Standifer of the University of Missouri's Disability Policy and Studies Office explains...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland's $250 Million Disability Cut Is Locked In. What DDA Waiver Families Should Do Now.
...remaining details. Both chambers include the $126 million state cut to the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA). When federal Medicaid matching dollars are counted, the total loss exceeds $250 million. The budget moves to final legislative votes early next week. The advocacy window is closed....