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Kansas Won Federal Approval for 500 Disability Waiver Slots That Open October 1
...slots on October 1. The Community Supports Waiver is a new 1915(c) home and...New Waiver Pays For. The Community Supports Waiver is built for Kansans who need...help but do not need round-the-clock support. Services carry an annual cap of $20,000...funds a meaningful package of in-home supports for a person whose needs are steady...
News > Advocacy
CMS Ended the Fast-Track Renewal Path for the Section 1115 Waivers That Fund Home Care in Seven States
If your family's home care, respite hours, or day supports arrive through Medicaid, there is a piece of paper somewhere in your state capital with an expiration date on it. Most families never see it. On July...
Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
What a school therapy dog is, what it can do for your child, and the questions to ask before the first visit.
News > Advocacy
Illinois Lawmakers Sent the Governor a Bill Requiring Private Equity to Disclose Disability Group Home Purchases
...SB3118 and HB4728, introduced in January by Sen. Javier Cervantes and Rep. Laura Faver Dias of Grayslake, and they passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Under the legislation, a licensed IDD provider that is acquired by an asset management company, meaning a private equity fund, hedge fund, or venture...
Research > Genetics
When Genetic Testing for Autism Finds Nothing: What a Negative Result Means
...clinically significant findings. Somewhere between the waiting and the reading, you had built an expectation that a name was coming. A gene, a syndrome, a support group full of families whose kids share the same variant. Instead the letter is one page long and says, in careful clinical language, that the lab...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
The Complete Guide to Family Relationships for Families Raising Children with Special Needs
...more hours in the day. It's deciding, on purpose, who gets what kind of attention right now, and telling them so directly that they stop guessing. Supporting Your Other Children Without Splitting Yourself in Two. Siblings of a child with special needs carry questions they rarely say out loud: Will...
Assistive Tech > Software
Microsoft Accessibility Features for People with Disabilities: What's New in 2026
...spent years as the tool people used only until they could afford or learn JAWS. The 2026 update narrows that gap directly. Narrator's braille display support now covers a wider range of third-party displays without manual driver configuration, and its scan mode for web browsing catches more of the same landmark...
Parenting > Adulthood
Day Programs for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: What to Look For
...you the polished version and the real version aren't the same thing. Staffing Ratios and Training Before Unsupervised Contact. Ask for the direct support staff-to-participant ratio, and ask separately whether that ratio holds during community outings, not just inside the building. A 1-to-6 ratio on paper...
Parenting > Adulthood
Job Coaches for Young Adults with Disabilities: How They Help and How to Access Them
...using a Medicaid waiver, and paying privately for a defined stretch of support. Asking the Employer for a Job Coach as an Accommodation. The Americans...gives the employer something concrete to say yes to. A vague request for "support" invites a vague response. Employers aren't required to pay for an outside...
Lifestyle > Travel
TSA Cares: Pre-Screening Assistance for Travelers with Disabilities
...families who know to call ahead. What a Passenger Support Specialist Does. TSA Cares is a helpline, not a...pass. Call it, and TSA can arrange for a Passenger Support Specialist, a TSA officer trained specifically...re-explaining yourself at every station. What a Passenger Support Specialist doesn't do is exempt anyone from screening...
Health > Alternative Medicine
THC vs CBD: What Parents Need to Know About Cannabis Products
...products around the "entourage effect," the theory that cannabis compounds work better together than isolated. That claim has some early research support for adults. It also means a full-spectrum product is the one most likely to produce a positive drug test or a noticeable effect in a small child, where...
Education > K-12
What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child
...experience: a background in special education, a certification in behavioral support, or years of returning summers with the same population. Ask directly: how...Ask what the counselor-to-camper ratio is for kids who need one-on-one support, and whether that ratio is guaranteed in the contract or dependent on staffing...