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Oct 11, 2024 · In Bid To Improve Employment Of People With Disabilities, Feds Tout Accommodations. With a new tool, federal officials are working to help people with disabilities and employers understand the wide array of accommodations available to make employment more achievable. October 8, 2024. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.
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Oct 3, 2024 · Senate Punts On Autism Act. Lawmakers approved a short-term extension of the nation's primary autism law, but the path to renewing the measure — and nearly $2 billion for the developmental disability — may be rockier than expected. October 2, 2024.
New Program Aims To Train Doctors On Developmental Disabilities
Dec 11, 2020 · by Michelle Diament | December 11, 2020. A new effort is underway to better prepare future doctors and other health care professionals to treat people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living has allocated $1.75 million over the next five years ...
Biden Administration Expands Insurance Protections For Those …
Sep 16, 2024 · The new rules will also expand the reach of the law’s requirements to over 200 non-federal governmental health plans including those covering state and local government employees. In all, the White House said that the “historic” final rule will affect coverage for 175 million Americans. The mental health parity law applies to group health ...
Across US, Special Education Enrollment On The Rise
Jun 24, 2022 · The figures come from the Condition of Education, an annual report issued by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics that details the latest data on education in America.. Of those with disabilities during the 2020-2021 school year, the most common diagnosis was specific learning disability, which affected a third of students served under IDEA, followed by ...
New Push Underway To Train Doctors, Dentists On Developmental ...
Jul 29, 2022 · Groups representing the nation’s doctors and dentists are committing to better prepare students in their fields to treat those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a move that could lead to major improvements in care for people in this population. The presidents of the American Medical Association and the American Dental ...
‘Sesame Street’ Welcomes New Muppet With Disability
Apr 1, 2022 · The people behind “Sesame Street” are introducing a new Muppet who uses a wheelchair in an effort to spotlight children with disabilities around the world. Ameera, an 8-year-old with a spinal cord injury, relies on forearm crutches or a bright purple wheelchair to get around. Sesame Workshop describes Ameera as “everyone’s favorite ...
Ad Campaign Says Disability Is ‘Not A Dirty Word’
Sep 3, 2024 · A public service announcement taking on negative stereotypes about disabilities is premiering on television and streaming services nationwide and will appear in print and on billboards. The campaign dubbed “D1$@B1L*tY is Not a Dirty Word” was created by and stars people with disabilities. It is launching nationally during coverage of the ...
Congress Faces Pressure To Raise SSI Asset Limits
Nov 11, 2022 · However, under a bill introduced earlier this year by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, those limits would increase to $10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for married couples and SSI’s asset limits would be tied to inflation to ensure that they keep pace in the future. “There’s strong bipartisan support to stop penalizing SSI beneficiaries who are trying to save ...
Clinical Standards For Autism Treatment See Major Update
Jun 10, 2024 · The document is intended to provide ABA standards of care for insurers, regulatory bodies, consumers, practitioners and other stakeholders. “ABA is a highly effective treatment for autism. But it has to be correctly implemented at the highest quality,” said Lorri Unumb, chief executive officer of CASP. “These guidelines are key to ...