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Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...mentioned transition planning. You've heard the term...IDEA-mandated transition planning to a first paycheck....your child. Transition Planning Under IDEA. By federal...federal law, transition planning must begin by age 16....14 or 15. Transition planning is part of the IEP process...initiated transition planning, request it in writing....
Medical > Cardiology
A Comprehensive Review on Congenital Heart Defects and the Critical Care Demanded in Special Needs Individuals
...functioning. Yet, for individuals with congenital heart defects,...medical intervention. Path Towards Prevention Evidence...health directly correlates with maternal health and lifestyle....hearts for pre-surgery planning, or non-invasive transcatheter...Caring for individuals with CHDs, especially those...CHDs, especially those with special needs, necessitates...
Parenting > School Years
10 Things 14-Year-Olds Can Do to Transition
...a Jump start on Your Career Path — Explore! It's never too...start considering your career path, so why not start now? Having...participating in your IEP and planning with your team If you have...participating in your IEP and planning with your team If you have qualified...being actively involved in the planning process, you are taking control...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
JerryRigEverything Built a Wheelchair Factory That Delivers Custom Chairs in 6 Weeks for Under $2,000
...Zack Nelson, the YouTuber behind JerryRigEverything with 8.8 million subscribers, built a wheelchair factory...wheels. The story went viral this week on Reddit with 69,000 upvotes. The top comment, from a 45-year...for." Here's what Nelson built, why the insurance path is so broken, and what the Paradox wheelchair costs....
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...opportunities. Discussing where and with whom they want to live. What...decision-making offers a third path. What Supported Decision-Making...(SDM) is a process where adults with disabilities choose trusted...their decisions. The person with a disability retains all legal...recognized SDM agreements as an alternative to guardianship under Virginia...
Education > Accommodations
What to Do When Your Child's Teacher Isn't Implementing IEP Accommodations
...When they don't, you have a structured escalation path that starts with verification and ends, if necessary,...you have a structured escalation path that starts with verification and ends, if necessary, with a formal...starts with verification and ends, if necessary, with a formal complaint to the Office for Civil Rights....
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...kid's chance to play a sport with their peers. Adaptive sports...tags between $2,000 and $15,000 with no reimbursement path. The funding...$15,000 with no reimbursement path. The funding exists, but it's...kids equipped aren't the ones with unlimited budgets. They're the...and peer connection for kids with disabilities. But "improves...
News > Sports
Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.
...skiing. She closed the Games with four medals across two disciplines:...pivot to something entirely new with a guaranteed path to the Games....entirely new with a guaranteed path to the Games. She chose the...Games. She chose the guaranteed path. Winter sports. Para Nordic...biathlon sprint is a 6km race with two shooting rounds. You ski,...
Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...fund higher education for students with disabilities when that education connects...state-administered program designed to help people with disabilities prepare for, find, and...funding sources first. VR counselors work with you to develop an Individualized Plan...degree is essential for your career path. A student pursuing a nursing degree...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
When a child is diagnosed with hearing loss, the first question...recommendations that don't agree with each other. The audiologist...choosing. No advocacy. No single path presented as best. Just the...participate in school, and connect with family and community. Some approaches...the professionals you'll work with, and often the community you'll...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In
...to give you a clear path through it. What Accessible...is deaf or someone with an intellectual disability...Zero-step entrance with no stairs to the front...front door, ideally with a ramp or level threshold...or transfer shower with grab bars and a handheld...close to the entrance, with a loading zone if you...zone if you use a van with a lift Elevator access...
Research > Drug Development
The Drug Development Pipeline for Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know About How Treatments Go from Lab to FDA Approval
...matters when you're making decisions about your child's care, evaluating whether to join a trial, or trying to gauge how long you might be waiting. The path from laboratory discovery to FDA approval spans 12 to 15 years on average. That timeline holds across conditions, though rare disease drugs can move...