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Lifestyle > Recreation
From Up On Poppy Hill – Combo Pack
...Re-dubbed by an A-list cast, this Special Edition Combo Pack includes both a...Re-dubbed by an A-list cast, this Special Edition Combo Pack includes both a Blu-ray...A-list cast, this Special Edition Combo Pack includes both a Blu-ray and a...A-list cast, this Special Edition Combo Pack includes both a Blu-ray and a DVD....
News > Employment
Morgan’s Wonderland to Team up with EMHE
Ultra-accessible family fun park Morgan's Wonderland is teaming up with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (EMHE) to build a new home for a wounded warrior and his family in San Antonio, TX. According to a joint press release, the deserving recipient of...
News > Advocacy
New Definition of Autism Worries Some
...Association has the task of reassessing the definition of autism for the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The...diagnosis status, they may not be able to receive the insurance coverage, special education, or other assistance that...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Review: All About Attention Deficit Disorder
The second edition of Dr. Thomas W. Phelan's influential guide, All About Attention Deficit Disorder , explains in layman's terms the symptoms and treatments for this...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Autism Book Giveaways and Resources
...Going to Love this Kid! Professional Development Package DVD You're Going to Love this Kid! Teaching...with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Second Edition From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks: 100...Share A Is for "All Aboard!" The second package includes: The PRT Pocket Guide: Pivotal...
Legal > Housing
Group Home Rights Under the Fair Housing Act
...residential neighborhoods. If a city says group homes can only operate in commercial or industrial zones, that's discrimination. If a zoning board requires special permits for disability group homes but not for fraternities or boarding houses serving similar numbers of people, that's discrimination. If neighbors...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
How to protect SSI and Medicaid when a person with a disability receives a large sum of money unexpectedly.
Legal > Government Benefits
SNAP Benefits for Families Receiving Disability Benefits
...benefits alongside their Social Security payments, according to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. What most families don't realize is that SNAP has special rules for households with members who have disabilities: rules that make eligibility easier and benefits larger than the standard program. If you assumed...
Financial > Financial Planning
Annual Review of Your Special Needs Plan: Checklist for Families
Most families complete special needs planning once and put the documents in a drawer. The trust gets funded. The will gets executed. The letter of intent gets written. Then life...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
When families establish special needs trusts, they often focus on...assets that pass through probate. Special needs trusts exist partly to keep...this recovery process. But not all special needs trusts work the same way. First-Party...Payback Requirement. A first-party special needs trust holds money that belonged...
Financial > Financial Planning
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability in Your Will: Common Mistakes to Avoid
Why direct bequests cause benefit loss and how Special Needs Trusts preserve SSI and Medicaid eligibility.
Financial > Financial Planning
First-Party Special Needs Trusts: When the Person with a Disability Funds the Trust
...Medicaid and SSI within 30 days. A first-party special needs trust solves this. It's the legal mechanism...payback means in practice. What a First-Party Special Needs Trust Is. A first-party special needs trust...First-Party special Needs Trust Is. A first-party special needs trust (also called a self-settled trust or...