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Legal > Advocacy
Questions to Ask Your Attorney Before Hiring Them
...Special Needs Attorney: Questions...Ask Your Attorney Before Hiring...special needs attorney, yet sometimes...special needs attorney. The right...The right attorney will help...the right attorney to deal...where your attorney stands on...education attorneys, some work...service attorney, which means...education attorneys can also...part of a private practice,...private practice, and there...type of attorney you hire,...
Legal > Advocacy
Reasons Not to Hire a Special Needs Attorney
...special needs attorney. While a special...special needs attorney can help tremendously,...to hire an attorney. If the case...special needs attorney is because...There are many attorneys that work...However, if those attorneys are not to...to hire an attorney from a private...attorney from a private practice. Depending...from a private practice. Depending...budget, hiring an attorney may cause you...
Legal > Housing
Your Complete Guide to Disability Housing Rights Under Federal Law
...reasonable accommodations and modifications mean in practice, how assistance animals work under different rules,...discriminates. Fair Housing Act (FHA): Covers most private housing: apartments, houses for rent, condos,...operated facilities. Also applies to common areas in private housing that function as public accommodations,...
Education > K-12
Building Social Skills in Group Settings
...Psychological Group offers social skills groups in a comfortable and safe, private practice environment for children of all ages. The groups consist of 8...Psychological Group offers social skills groups in a comfortable and safe, private practice environment for children of all ages. The groups consist of 8 one-hour...
Health > Mental Health
Teen and Preteen Girls Are at Risk For Developing Eating Disorders: Adolescent Eating Disorders
In the past five years, I have noticed an alarming trend in my private practice. Eating-disordered thoughts and behaviors are striking girls at... In the past five years, I have noticed an alarming trend in my private practice. Eating-disordered thoughts and behaviors are striking girls at increasingly...
Therapies > Speech
Speech and Language Pathology
...of therapy an individual will receive. Speech/ language pathologists in private practice must have a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American,...therapy an individual will receive. Speech/ language pathologists in private practice must have a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American, Speech,...
News > Education
Early Intervention Providers Are Sounding the Alarm. What NY Families Can Do Before the Budget Is Set.
...Leaving. Therapists can make more money working in schools, hospitals, or private practice. Early intervention requires...Therapists can make more money working in schools, hospitals, or private practice. Early intervention requires...
Research > Funding
Investing in the Future of Special Needs Research and Innovation
...This leaves many people without access to the latest advances and best practices for managing their specific needs. Government grants, private donations,...and best practices for managing their specific needs. Government grants, private donations, and corporate sponsorships all play a role in supporting this...
Legal > Discrimination
Empowerment through Knowledge: Demystifying Disability Discrimination Laws
...systems and ward off discriminatory practices. In the fields of education and employment,...equipped to identify discriminatory practices and advocate for their rights. The...ensure non-discriminatory employment practices, targeting federal agencies and federal...employment discrimination extends beyond private sector jobs to include federal employment...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
...Puberty. The mistake most parents make is waiting until their teen shows interest in dating. By then, you're behind. Body autonomy, appropriate touch, private versus public behavior: these concepts take longer to internalize for kids with developmental disabilities, and they need repetition across contexts...
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...adulthood research. The rest focused on early intervention and pediatric care. Private foundations working in these spaces are scarcer, and the grants they offer...budgets contract, entire research areas stall. Who's Funding What Right Now. Private foundation funding in disability research splits into condition-specific...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...pencil without pain, or use utensils at meals. You're wondering if you need private OT on top of school services, or if that's overstepping. You might worry...parents don't realize until they're deep into the system: school-based OT and private clinic OT serve fundamentally different goals. One isn't better than the...