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Therapeutic Riding vs. Hippotherapy: What's the Difference?
Therapies > Animal

Therapeutic Riding vs. Hippotherapy: What's the Difference?

By Emma Turner
...horses. Maybe it was your child's physical therapist, maybe another parent in...treatment strategy used by a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist,...lessons are adapted to your child's disability, but the goal is riding itself, along...the confidence, friendships, and physical activity that come with it. The shortest...
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
News > Advocacy

Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members

By Amelia Harper
...bill has passed. What happened is that a panel Gov. Tina Kotek convened to find savings finished its work and handed her a list, and the services disability families depend on are on it. What the Advisory Group Delivered. Oregon faces an estimated $421 million general fund gap in its 2027-29 Medicaid...
What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child
Education > K-12

What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child

By William Lewis
...population. Ask directly: how many hours of disability-specific training do counselors receive,...An inclusive camp places kids with disabilities into general programming alongside...population, whether that's autism, physical disabilities, or medical complexity,...population, whether that's autism, physical disabilities, or medical complexity, with...
Navigating Sexual Health for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Lifestyle > Relationships

Navigating Sexual Health for Teens and Adults with Disabilities

By Alice Whitman
...designed with disability in mind. Schools...communication, physical autonomy, and...adults with disabilities, this gap...when I need physical assistance from...people with disabilities have the...doesn't treat disability as a barrier...methods vary. Disability-specific anatomy...conditions, and physical disabilities...and physical disabilities can change...
Inclusive Youth Sports Leagues: Finding Programs That Welcome All Abilities
Lifestyle > Recreation

Inclusive Youth Sports Leagues: Finding Programs That Welcome All Abilities

By Franklin Morris
...leagues specifically built for children with disabilities: TOPSoccer under US Youth Soccer, Miracle...adaptive equipment, and peer environments where disability is the baseline, not the exception. Here's how...volunteer or trained assistant, who provides physical support, verbal prompting, or just companionship...
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
Lifestyle > Recreation

Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide

By Franklin Morris
Adapted Physical Education...Individuals with Disabilities Education...child's disability prevents...general physical education....Adapted Physical Education...designed physical education...with a disability. It modifies...participate in physical activity...child whose disability affects...general physical education,...including: Physical disabilities...Physical disabilities like...Intellectual disabilities that...
Accessible Fishing Programs and Adaptive Equipment
Lifestyle > Recreation

Accessible Fishing Programs and Adaptive Equipment

By Franklin Morris
Physical disability doesn't mean giving up fishing. Adaptive equipment and accessible... Physical disability doesn't mean giving up fishing. Adaptive equipment and accessible locations...
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
Lifestyle > Art

VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs

By Gregory Simmons
...your child with a disability, and one instructor's...students with disabilities. VSA (Very...with people with disabilities in arts settings....instructor completed disability-specific training...supplements them with disability-specific expertise....understanding disability from a social...cognitive and physical abilities, and...IEP goals. The disability framework portion...
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
Career > Finding Jobs

American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State

By Oliver Bennett
...have a network to tap. What most adults with disabilities don't know is that there's a federally-funded...Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). They're physical locations where you can walk in, meet with employment...in, meet with employment specialists trained in disability accommodation, access job boards with direct employer...
Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments
Career > Finding Jobs

Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments

By Oliver Bennett
...seekers with disabilities, those...with severe physical disabilities,...physical disabilities, psychiatric...psychiatric disabilities, or intellectual...intellectual disabilities directly,...comes down to disability category....a severe physical disability,...physical disability, a psychiatric...psychiatric disability, or an intellectual...intellectual disability. Severe physical...disability. Severe physical...
Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
Career > Discrimination

Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate

By Oliver Smith
...doesn't mention disability. The physical fitness...disability. The physical fitness test applies...out workers with disabilities at higher rates...workers without disabilities, they may violate...Americans with Disabilities Act, even if...on people with disabilities. The policy...doesn't mention disability at all. But in...harms people with disabilities The policy...
Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities
Career > Discrimination

Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities

By Oliver Smith
...Implicit bias treats disability as incompetence by default,...peers never face. What Disability Stereotyping Looks Like...Work. Stereotyping about disability operates differently...exceptional based solely on disability status. Competence...mid-presentation to "help you out." Physical tasks get reassigned...The assumption is that disability equals limitation, so...

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