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Career > Finding Jobs
Is Self-Employment Right for You? A Reality Check for Adults with Disabilities
...ways that can be advantageous, but only if you use the right tools. The PASS Plan....that can be advantageous, but only if you use the right tools. The PASS Plan....
Health > Nutrition
Environmental Toxins And Breast Milk: What You Need To Know
...ensure health, wellness and bonding. However, when you nurse a new baby, you pass along small amounts of organic compounds that you are exposed to each day...car exhaust, all women are vulnerable to breast milk contamination. If you plan to have a child, or if you are currently breastfeeding, now is the perfect...
Financial > Financial Planning
What is a Special Needs Trust Fund?
...strict rules saying that people on disability can only make a certain amount per year — usually $2,000. Therefore, if you and your spouse were to pass away, any liquid assets over $2,000 left for your child would disqualify them from SSI and Medicaid. Your child would have to spend all but $2,000 of...
Research > Drug Development
Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
...effectiveness in 100 to 300 people. Researchers are looking for a signal that the drug does what it's supposed to do. It's still exploratory. Many drugs that pass Phase 1 fail here. Phase 3 is large-scale confirmation, typically 1,000 to 3,000 participants or more. The drug has shown promise in earlier phases....
Legal > Government Benefits
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
...costs, providers stop accepting Medicaid patients. Governor Little has 5 days from receipt of the bill to sign it into law, veto it, or allow it to pass without his signature. Families in Idaho have a narrow window to make their voices heard. Families in other states should pay attention. Idaho isn't...
Medical > Psychiatry
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
...appointments. She cries when you mention school. Her pediatrician says it's "typical teenage stuff" and suggests waiting to see if it passes. It won't pass. And it's not typical. Teenagers with disabilities are up to five times more likely to experience depression and anxiety than their peers without disabilities....
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...medical equipment: Wheelchairs, walkers, patient lifts, adaptive seating, positioning devices. Manufacturing is concentrated overseas; tariff costs pass through distributors and land on retail and insurance reimbursement rates. AAC devices: Speech-generating devices, communication tablets, eye-gaze...
Career > Skills Training
Soft Skills for Success: Building the Workplace Communication Skills Employers Actually Want
...specificity to address. That gap gets less attention than it should. Skills training programs focus heavily on task performance: how to operate equipment, pass certification exams, meet productivity standards. The implicit expectations of a workplace, like how to handle a conflict with a coworker, how to respond...
Education > Early Intervention
How Play Helps Your Child's Brain, Part 1
...activities such as nursery rhymes and learning an instrument are perfect examples of helping the brain develop through rhythm. Many children today can't pass a steady beat competency test, which is a fancy way of saying they can't clap their hands to the beat of a song. For your child, repetition, routine,...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Activities for Kids: Chase Games
Most of us have played the classic game of tag at some point in our lives, and we continue to pass on this activity to our kids. Make this classic chase game more fun with a few variations. Balloon Tag Activities for kids that involve balloons...
Legal > Healthcare
Legislature to Limit Patient Costs for Therapy
...patient pays a co-payment, insurance companies are responsible for the rest of the bill — and most insurance companies don't want this legislature to pass. Most patients end up footing the bill for a majority of therapy visits for speech, occupational, or physical therapy, which typically results in...
News > Advocacy
Tebow Foundation Helps Those with Disability
...talked about athlete in America right now. With his 80-yard OT touchdown pass in the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week and subsequent...when Tebow had just made the Twitter record-breaking, game-winning touchdown pass? He was spending the hour immediately after the game with 16-year-old Bailey...