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Medicaid Work Rules Are Forcing States to Rebuild Their Systems. Here's What Disability Families Should Know Before Coverage Terminations Begin.
The June 1 regulations from the Centers...policy experts and state officials...officials say the new rules deviated so sharply...that 42 states and Washington, D.C....system preparation and starting over....Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum, to build...The CMS final rules, published June...before the final rules were published,...were published, and is reworking its...
Global Insights > Laws
The 2026 Digital Accessibility Deadline: What Parents Need to Know About School and Healthcare Portals
...in mind. Federal rules finalized in 2024...announced final regulations requiring state and...requiring state and local government...large jurisdictions and April 2027 for smaller...public hospitals, and telehealth platforms...text for images and graphics, so screen...technology can interpret and announce page content...Error identification and correction suggestions,...
News > Advocacy
Disability Groups Sue After Federal Agencies Delay Long-Awaited Web Accessibility Rules
...Justice and Department...Health and Human Services...administrative law and leave millions...The DOJ and HHS issued...final rules in April...April and May 2026...The DOJ rule covers...state and local government...the HHS rule applies...Act. Both rules require...websites and mobile...governments and special...The HHS rule, which...clinics, and state disability...Websites and mobile...release, the regulations finalized...April and May 2024...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
...platforms, sensory regulation devices, and sometimes...regulation devices, and sometimes the only...peers. The generic rules don't fit, and following...generic rules don't fit, and following them means...research on screen time and special needs is mixed,...sometimes contradictory, and rarely specific enough...Standard Screen Time Rules Don't Work for Special...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Board Games That Build Skills: A Parent's Guide to Therapeutic Tabletop Play
...she loses, and the idea of...mystery game, and watched your...turn-taking, emotional regulation, and flexible...regulation, and flexible thinking:...cooperate, and celebrate wins...provide clear rules and predictable...clear rules and predictable...working memory and impulse control...sequencing, color and number recognition,...recognition, and cause-and-effect...recognition, and cause-and-effect reasoning...
Parenting > The Early Years
Taming a Monster Child
...disproportionate anger and aggression, simmer with...simmer with resentment, and are often driven to...way to annoy others, and will blatantly and quite...and will blatantly and quite stubbornly disregard...stubbornly disregard rules. Parents of children...was overly demanding and rigid from a very early...disruption of family and social life...
Legal > Government Benefits
Seven States Are Still Challenging the Rule That Keeps People with Disabilities in Their Communities, and the Federal Response Is Due June 15
...challenging the federal rule that requires states...Missouri, Montana, and Texas. Indiana dropped...asking the court to rule without a full trial,...integration mandate regulations, the rule requiring...mandate regulations, the rule requiring that people...fund Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services...Integration Mandate Is and Why It Matters. Section...
Legal > Government Benefits
Kansas Dropped the Section 504 Lawsuit and the Federal Government Filed Its Defense Today. Here's What Disability Families Need to Do Before July 7.
...disability integration rules from seven states...mandate, the Olmstead rule requiring states...receives Medicaid home and community-based services...remains at stake, and what you can do right...challenging a Section 504 regulation that interprets the...states argued the rule exceeds federal authority...federal authority and forces them to expand...Missouri, Montana, and Texas. The withdrawals...
News > Advocacy
The Healthcare Accessibility Deadline Is 6 Days Away. Here's What Disability Families Should Do If Their Provider's Site Still Isn't Accessible.
...patient portals, and telehealth platforms...accessibility gaps. The rule comes from the...Department of Health and Human Services'...navigation, and other assistive...2027-2028 for state and local governments....delayed. The DOJ rule applies to state...applies to state and local government...Section 504 rule applies to healthcare...They're separate regulations with separate...separate deadlines, and the DOJ extension...
Lifestyle > Travel
How to Request Pre-Boarding When Flying with a Disability
...behind you is long, and your son needs a...with his headphones and his seatbelt extender...required to let you, and pre-boarding is one...the airport. The Rule Behind Pre-Boarding....agents know this rule. Most parents have...flight loads. The regulation covers wheelchair...stowing near the seat, and cognitive or developmental...disability itself, and it cannot require...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Movement and Sensory Breaks for Neurodivergent Adults at Work
...But the unspoken rule is: productive people...neurodivergent adults, that rule is a productivity...killer. Movement and sensory breaks aren't...They're how many ADHD and autistic adults...sensory overload, and sustain focus through...Brains Need Movement and Sensory Input. Neurodivergent...restlessness. It's regulation. For autistic adults,...for neurotypical regulation patterns. Stillness...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Online Gaming Communities as Social Connection for Autism
...share strategies, jokes, and frustrations. They coordinate...with reduced sensory input and clear communication norms....reading facial expressions and navigating unspoken social...navigating unspoken social rules. You're coordinating strategy,...solving problems together, and celebrating wins. The game...itself creates the rhythm and focus. Voice chat is optional...