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Education > Early Intervention
What to Expect During Your Child's Early Intervention Evaluation
...your child qualifies for services under IDEA Part C, the federal...developmental specialist or service coordinator A speech-language...developmental specialist or service coordinator A speech-language pathologist...will likely be there. The service coordinator will usually be...likely be there. The service coordinator will usually be present. They're...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...what that means for the services your family relies on....eligibility rules, different service structures, and different...need to request. Your service coordinator should notify...request. Your service coordinator should notify you and...old, reach out to your service coordinator directly....out to your service coordinator directly. The 90-day...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Making the IFSP to IEP Transition at Age 3: A Parent's Roadmap
...of early intervention services under Part C of IDEA...the anxiety is real. Services that felt secure can...Your early intervention service coordinator should initiate...intervention service coordinator should initiate this....you're likely to hit a service gap: weeks or months...hasn't started Part B services yet. What Happens at...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers nationwide....Medicaid waivers pay for services that standard Medicaid...employment. These are the services that allow people with...wait years for waiver services. How to Find Your State's...working with a care coordinator, social worker, or disability...worker, or disability services case manager, they can...
Education > K-12
Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
...scores say he needs intervention. The gifted coordinator says they don't qualify for advanced services...coordinator says they don't qualify for advanced services with those low scores. The special education team...programs also meet criteria for special education services, but far fewer receive both. The problem is institutional....
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
...when resources allow. It's a related service under the Individuals with Disabilities...accommodation. APE is a distinct service with individualized goals, delivered...distinction matters because related services in special education carry specific...disabilities that affect motor planning, coordination, or understanding game...
News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, the federal body that directs roughly...congressionally mandated, established in 2006 to coordinate federal autism research across agencies and set...membership to include "leading research, advocacy, and service organizations for individuals with autism spectrum...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
New TSA Helpline for Special Needs Travelers
...placed 72 hours ahead of flight time so that TSA Cares will be able to coordinate further support with a TSA Customer Service Manager at the airport should...TSA Cares will be able to coordinate further support with a TSA Customer Service Manager at the airport should the need arise. The TSA website also offers...
Career > Finding Jobs
Volunteering to Build Work Experience When Employment Gaps Are Long
...work for years, not months, volunteer work becomes more than community service. It's a way to rebuild credibility, demonstrate current skills, and create...positions, volunteer roles that involve scheduling, data entry, or event coordination are more valuable...
Career > Advancement
Employee Resource Groups and Disability Advocacy as Career Tools
...platform. When you lead an ERG initiative, you're managing projects. You're coordinating across departments. You're presenting to senior leadership. You're building...lunch-and-learn on accessible design, that's a project with deliverables. If you coordinate a mentorship program for disabled employees, that's program management....
Legal > Government Benefits
Kentucky Just Cut 80% of the Budget for Its Only Comprehensive IDD Clinic. Here's What Families Need to Do Before July 15.
...disabilities. More than 1,000 patients face losing all services by July 15, 2026. Families and caregivers testified...care for adults with IDD: primary care, dental services, behavioral health, and care coordination under...dental services, behavioral health, and care coordination under one roof. It's structured specifically...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
ARCH National Respite Locator: How to Find Emergency Backup Care
...to Respite Care and Help. It's a federally funded national center that coordinates respite resources across all 50 states. The organization doesn't provide...that offer in-home care, facility-based programs, and volunteer respite services. Some specialize in specific disabilities. Others serve families regardless...