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Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: i See-quence Going to Fireworks
...iGet It, LLC, who creates social stories and customizable book apps for teaching...also be rearranged to fit your own personal schedule of events. You can even change...customizable, so you can create you own stories and update them as needed. You can...a simple tool for creating social stories and other educational resources....
Lifestyle > Recreation
Book Review: Gifts
...Enrich Their Lives is a collection of stories edited by Kathryn Lynard Soper that...Down syndrome. Through sixty-three personal stories, mothers describe these feelings...syndrome. Through sixty-three personal stories, mothers describe these feelings and...child with Down syndrome. These stories are meant to inspire or help mothers...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: i See-quence Daily Schedules
...goals. The app is a part of the "i See-quence" series, which involve photo stories to support individuals throughout different tasks and events. This particular...as breakfast or going to school. The app also allows the user to upload personal photos, and you can individualize the text statements that go with each...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
A personal injury settlement arrives. A relative dies and leaves money. A lawsuit...Administration counts it as an available resource the month after it's received. A personal injury settlement for $100,000 sitting in a savings account exceeds the...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...No documentation is required to join the waitlist. What Medicaid Waivers Cover. Medicaid waivers pay for services that standard Medicaid doesn't: personal care attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, day programs, and supported employment. These are the services that allow people...
Legal > Government Benefits
Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
...Representative Payee Report with SSA Notifying SSA if you can no longer serve SSA defines "current needs" broadly: food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and personal items. You can use benefits for education expenses, therapy not covered by insurance, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities that support...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...the same way. First-Party SNTs: The Medicaid Payback Requirement. A first-party special needs trust holds money that belonged to the beneficiary: a personal injury settlement, an inheritance received directly in their name, back pay from Social Security, or wages they earned. Because the money was theirs,...
Financial > Financial Planning
First-Party Special Needs Trusts: When the Person with a Disability Funds the Trust
Your child just received $75,000 from a personal injury settlement. Or $40,000 in retroactive SSI back pay. Or an inheritance from a grandparent who passed before you could redirect it into a trust....
Career > Skills Training
Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace
What employers expect for grooming and appearance, plus sensory-friendly strategies for autism, SPD, and executive function challenges.
Career > Accommodations
Accessible Restrooms and Personal Care Accommodations: Your Rights at Work
...to do when your employer says no. What the ADA Requires for Restroom and Personal Care Access. The Americans with Disabilities Act Title I covers workplace...condition requires more frequent restroom access or longer time to manage personal care, that's covered under reasonable accommodation. The law doesn't set...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
...domains: Self-care: Bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, eating independently. Household management: Cleaning, laundry, basic cooking, organizing personal space. Money management: Counting coins, making purchases, budgeting, understanding value. Time management: Reading clocks, following schedules,...
Parenting > Adulthood
Housing Options for Adults with Disabilities: From Supported Living to Independence
...Group homes house 4–8 residents with 24-hour staff coverage. Staff are there around the clock, handling medication management, meal preparation, personal care, and daily structure. The provider owns or leases the home, so residents don't hold the lease and have less control over household decisions....