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Therapies > Animal
Therapeutic Riding vs. Hippotherapy: What's the Difference?
...together. They are different services, though, run by different...the wrong program. One Is Therapy, One Is Riding Instruction....speech-language pathologist during a therapy session. The word comes from...horse the way they might use a therapy ball or a platform swing in...difference: hippotherapy has therapy goals, and therapeutic riding...
News > Technology
Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
...the provider. What Changed on July 8. The Department of Health and Human Services updated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in May 2024, the first major...accessible. Clinics that focus on mobility-related conditions, such as physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, must reach 20 percent. Any equipment bought...
Education > Early Intervention
Natural Learning Environments in Early Intervention: Why Your Child's Therapy Happens at Home
...hour matches what therapy is supposed to look...Where your child's services happen is written...Requires About Where Services Happen. Part C of...It requires that services be provided in natural...any of your child's services will happen somewhere...that decision. Your service coordinator cannot...cannot move speech therapy to...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
If your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family...wheelchair seating evaluation, or an ABA program, those services now appear by name on a state document about where...finished its work and handed her a list, and the services disability families depend on are on it. What...
Global Insights > Advocacy
How to Document Your Disability for IEP Advocacy Without Oversharing
...report cards, a letter from the pediatrician, therapy notes, and a printout of your child's diagnosis...school needs to establish eligibility and design services, and it's narrower than a full medical history....that requires specialized instruction or related services. That's it. A comprehensive medical biography...
Therapies > Speech
Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?
...systematic reviews comparing telehealth speech-language services to in-person sessions have found comparable outcomes...committing. What the Research Shows. Telehealth speech therapy has been studied longer than most parents assume,...hands-on positioning, like some oral-motor or feeding therapy work. Speech and language goals translate well...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...Insurance coverage gaps: Many private insurance plans exclude behavioral health services for individuals with developmental disabilities or apply restrictive criteria...criteria that limit the number of sessions covered. Medicaid covers these services in theory, but provider acceptance is uneven. Some states allow Medicaid...
News > Advocacy
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
Minnesota's Department of Human Services completed a court-ordered...for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ordered all 50...counties. That includes ABA therapy providers, adult day...providers, adult day services, mental health programs,...receiving full-time ABA therapy at Superior Steps, an...her full-time in ABA therapy, which was transformative...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...guarantees specific services. That guarantee...cutting staff and services will change," here's...special education services like speech therapy,...services like speech therapy, OT, PT, and assistive...mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee...must receive the services written in their...pay for those services doesn't change...education and related services at public expense,...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...DRC, sometimes called a Disability Services Office or Access Services. It's free,...Disability Services Office or Access Services. It's free, it's there for students...The DRC doesn't provide tutoring, therapy, or medical services. It arranges...provide tutoring, therapy, or medical services. It arranges reasonable accommodations...
Therapies > Music
How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs
...music therapy can do...music therapy. This...music therapy is classified....therapeutic services that insurance...Music therapy is typically...music therapy to address...regulation, the service itself...music therapy. Occupational...Occupational therapy, speech...speech therapy, and physical...physical therapy face similar...Music Therapy in Many...music therapy is often...habilitative service. Waivers...fund services that help...Music therapy fits that...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...leave your child without the services they need. Here's what you...specialized instruction, related services like speech therapy or occupational...related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and...speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress monitoring....Education (FAPE), meaning the services must...