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Lifestyle > Relationships
How to Help Your Child With Autism Build and Keep Friendships
...afraid of the fire drill. Autistic children often understand loyalty and kindness deeply but miss the smaller exchange: friendship isn't just someone you're...over time. Spelling it out plainly works: "A friend is someone you like spending time...
News > Lifestyle
Announcing: Shannon Rose and Triumph Over Adversity
From his voice, you wouldn't know Shannon Rose has a life-threatening disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. And after speaking with him, you'd know that he doesn't let this diagnosis get in his way. Rose says, "Since the age of birth, I've always had an interesting life."...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
...immediately. Medicaid coverage follows within weeks in most states. The recipient keeps the money, but loses access to the programs that fund daily support. Spending the money down to $2,000 restores eligibility, but that defeats the purpose of the settlement. The goal is to preserve the funds for future needs...
Financial > Financial Planning
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability in Your Will: Common Mistakes to Avoid
...housing, medical care, or long-term support. The program sees the asset and terminates eligibility. Once benefits stop, reinstating them requires spending down the inheritance to below the asset limit, which defeats the purpose of leaving the money in the first place. Your child burns through their inheritance...
Career > Interviewing
Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities
...being required to show your physical space Noise accommodations, including permission to use headphones or request that interviewers mute when not speaking Format changes: Receiving interview questions in writing 24–48 hours before the session Extended time to answer questions,...
Career > Advancement
Speaking Up When Disability Isn't the Problem But Gets Blamed Anyway
How to redirect performance conversations when managers attribute unrelated issues to disability rather than addressing actual problems.
Career > Accommodations
Accessible Software and Digital Workplace Tools
...a keyboard. The HR portal isn't compatible with your screen reader. PDFs from internal training modules are image scans with no text layer. You're spending hours trying to work around tools that your coworkers use without thinking. This isn't a technical inconvenience you have to accept. Under the Americans...
News > Advocacy
Congress Just Reintroduced a Bill That Would Require Streaming Services and Video Apps to Work Better for People with Disabilities. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...technologies. The bill would require streaming platforms, video conferencing tools...Since then, technology has changed. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+,...but shows created exclusively for streaming platforms face no such mandate. Audio...accessibility requirements in three areas: Streaming platforms: All online video programming...
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...testifying before the House Appropriations Committee defending this restructuring as part of a broader HHS budget proposal that cuts discretionary spending by approximately 12.5% compared to 2026 levels. The elimination affects programs that millions of families with disabilities depend on for navigation...
Financial > Financial Planning
Families Provide $1 Trillion in Unpaid Care Each Year. Here's What Medicaid Cuts Mean for That Burden.
...more than all federal, state, and local Medicaid spending combined. Here's the immediate problem. Home care...figure nearly doubles all out-of-pocket health care spending nationwide and exceeds total Medicaid spending....spending nationwide and exceeds total Medicaid spending. For disability families, this isn't an abstract...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...problems, this means talking through the steps before calculating. For writing, it's describing the first sentence before putting pen to paper. The act of speaking engages a different processing pathway and strengthens retention. Written reminders eliminate the need to hold everything mentally. Keep a whiteboard...
Research > Funding
Private Foundations Funding Disability Research: A Guide for Advocates and Families
...gap isn't incidental. Philanthropy chronically overlooks disability funding for identifiable reasons. Program officers at major foundations report spending years in leadership training before making investment decisions on disability research. This lag reflects institutional blind spots, not active avoidance....