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Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...one of the most solvable. Public transit can feel overwhelming...is this: the skills and the services are there. You don't have...Vocational Rehabilitation Service. Travel training isn't "just...training as a pre-employment service in most states. If you're...for crowded platforms, loud announcements, and unexpected delays Problem-solving:...
Career > Finding Jobs
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
...They're open-access public resources, and...Centers Offer. The services at these centers...categories: self-service resources you can...staff-assisted services that require meeting...enrollment. Self-service typically includes...Staff-assisted services include one-on-one...networks the general public doesn't access...boards. Intensive services are available through...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...guarantees specific services. That guarantee...cutting staff and services will change,"...Appropriate Public Education)....special education services like speech...mental health service cuts, and 62%...receive the services written in...pay for those services doesn't change...and related services at public expense,...services at public expense, under...expense, under public supervision,...
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...overlapping: service dog, therapy...and has full public access rights,...wait years on service dog lists when...rights, and cost. Service Dogs: Task-Trained,...ADA Access. A service dog is individually...Disabilities Act (ADA), service dogs have full...dogs have full public access rights:...is "task." A service dog doesn't just...tasks, it isn't a service dog under the...
News > Advocacy
Self-Advocacy for Adults with Disabilities: How to Speak Up in Medical Work and Daily Life
...employees, equal access to state and local government services, and access to public accommodations like restaurants,...state and local government services, and access to public accommodations like restaurants, hotels, and retail...approved. It means the burden is on the employer or service provider to demonstrate that your request would...
News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
...research funding, was supposed to hold its first public meeting since January on March 19. It didn't happen....membership to include "leading research, advocacy, and service organizations for individuals with autism spectrum...research priorities is stacked with people whose public positions contradict the scientific consensus,...
Legal > Government Benefits
What to Do When Medicaid Cuts Your Child's In-Home Care
...Or the personal care services your family has relied...$80.7 million in cuts to services for people with disabilities....caregivers only after hours of public testimony. If you just...home and community-based services (HCBS) can come from...are being reduced, a service is being terminated,...advance notice before services are reduced or stopped....
Assistive Tech > Apps
App of the Day: Child Silence Timer and Clockwork Puzzle
...needs? Naoya Sangu: My past work experience as software engineer for web service and PC/mobile games gives me the expertise to develop apps — and my experience...repetitive clapping. We needed a way to help him learn to control loud noises in public places. When your kids are making loud...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Agency Spotlight: Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center (DARC)
...although tiny, is mighty both in its example and its service to its community. Organizations such as this are...among our heroes. Attending countless IEP's and public meetings, and frequently consulted (and in some...frequently consulted (and in some cases reviled) by public officials, and the author of numerous position...
Legal > Advocacy
Questions to Ask Your Attorney Before Hiring Them
...You Charge? When it comes to special education attorneys, some work as a public service attorney, which means that they do not charge anything or charge...Charge? When it comes to special education attorneys, some work as a public service attorney, which means that they do not charge anything or charge very little....
News > Advocacy
The Government's Web Accessibility Deadline Just Got Extended by One Year. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know About Their Rights.
...deadlines by one year. Large public entities (cities, counties,...was April 24, 2026. Small public entities and special district...websites to manage critical services, this means another year of...screen readers can't parse. Public transit apps that don't support...County developmental disability service pages with forms buried in...
Legal > Advocacy
Government Websites Must Be Accessible to People with Disabilities by April 24. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...state and local government digital services. For disability families, this means...catalogs, transportation schedules, and public university platforms must now be screen-reader...not by the number of employees or service users. Covered entities include city...include city and county agencies, public universities, school districts, libraries,...