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Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...thousands of people with...the promise of community...but remains out of reach in...remains out of reach in practice....provide pathways out of institutional...pathways out of institutional...segregation of people with...community placement is appropriate...community placement Community...Community placement can be reasonably...the needs of others receiving...immediate placement. States can...
Education > Other
When Homeschooling Chooses You
...became part of our vocabulary....the parents of an autistic...often more of a last resort...school district placements in order to...small part of our social...After years of chasing autism...like a way out of the madness...like a way out of the madness...my son sent home for having...when I thought of teaching math...had drawers of broken pencils...recycling bins of torn worksheets....
News > Education
Preschoolers With Disabilities Are Being Kicked Out of School at 14x the Rate of Their Peers. Here's What Families Can Do.
...times the rate of typically developing...2 being pushed out of early childhood...being pushed out of early childhood...programs within hours of enrollment. The...sending a child out of school on administrative...sending a child out of school on administrative...from class or sent home in an informal..."disciplinary change in placement" requiring due...removed within hours of starting preschool,...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
7 Things You MUST Know About Fitness & Autism
...more-than-occasional all out tantrum on the...it down to the pavement. Fitness is the...gain (to the point of obesity), and poor...the integration of quality fitness...gyms, clinics, home, and school is...provide a great array of benefits for physical,...meets the needs of the individual....copy the goings-on of mainstream PE curricula....There are plenty of better options...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Caregiver Burnout Recovery Timeline: What to Expect
...you've recognized yourself as burned out, the question you're asking isn't whether...Here's what to expect at each stage of recovery, the interventions that move...when you're rebuilding capacity instead of just surviving another week. Week 1-2:...and couldn't bring yourself to drive home. Recognition starts there. The work...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
20-Minute Daily Connection Rituals for Couples Raising Special Needs Children
...get is usually some version of "make time for date nights,"...hard. Finding the energy to go out after a day that already asked...feels harder. And when you do go out, you spend half the dinner talking...same things you talk about at home because those things are real...something different from what most of us assume. Brief, consistent...
Lifestyle > Relationships
How Much Caregiving Responsibility Is Too Much for a Sibling
...weekend plans because they assume they'll be needed at home. The young adult who doesn't apply to colleges outside...leaving feels like abandonment. Most parents don't set out to overburden a typically developing sibling. But...ongoing, emotionally burdensome, and carries the weight of family stability on a child's shoulders. Markers...
Legal > Housing
Zoning Laws and Group Homes: Understanding Local Restrictions
...close to another group home. You're told the property...meet the definition of a "family." Federal...said no" to getting the home open is more navigable...they're standing in front of a hostile zoning board....law. The Department of Justice and HUD have...zoning rules to keep them out of residential neighborhoods...rules to keep them out of residential neighborhoods...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
...the money is gone, and months of waiting. During that gap, medication...costs resume, therapy stops, and home care disappears. This is fixable...The key is keeping the money out of countable assets entirely....key is keeping the money out of countable assets entirely. Why...but that defeats the purpose of the settlement. The goal is to...
Legal > Government Benefits
SNAP Benefits for Families Receiving Disability Benefits
...resource limit, can deduct out-of-pocket medical expenses...resource limit, can deduct out-of-pocket medical expenses...investments. Your primary home and one vehicle per adult...don't count, regardless of value. Medical expense...Medical expense deduction. Out-of-pocket medical costs...expense deduction. Out-of-pocket medical costs over...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...them. Insurance covers some of it, sometimes, but denials are...families are left trying to figure out where the rest of the money comes...to figure out where the rest of the money comes from. This guide...environmental controls, and home modifications like ramps or bathroom...AT in Many States. Medicaid Home and...
Financial > Financial Planning
Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.
...billion hours of care each year,...immediate problem. Home care costs...requirements rolling out across states...losing paid home care. You're...You're at risk of losing your...billion hours of care per year...equivalent of 24 million...workers, 17% of the entire...replacement value of $20.41 per...doubles all out-of-pocket health...doubles all out-of-pocket health...but the cost of care you're...