After months of uncertainty, federal lawmakers approved a spending package that rejects Trump administration efforts to alter ...
A key U.S. Senate panel rejected a Trump administration push to make major changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and defund some disability programs, but significant uncertainty ...
Gov. Phil Murphy's state budget proposal eliminates $4 million in grants for disability programs. Nonprofit groups that help clients find therapy, employment, housing and other services are mobilizing ...
Beginning in the fall semester, students in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences will have the option to declare a major in disability studies. The major will build on the program’s ...
Based on my past research in this area, I propose to the Trump Administration and Congress the following baker’s dozen reform changes to Disability Insurance (DI) and/or Supplemental Security Income ...
SSI is a federal welfare program that really has nothing to do with Social Security, other than the fact that it is managed by the Social Security Administration. Juanmonino / Getty Images I can tell ...
Members of the Legislature's working group on human services discuss a bill that funds things from waivers for disabled people and older adults, nursing home care, foster care and other human services ...
As demand continues to grow for colleges and universities to serve students with intellectual disabilities, a recently formed accreditation council is focused on ensuring that programs meet quality ...
In today's competitive market, businesses can't afford anything short of a fully productive work force. When workers are out of work due to a disability, the corporate impact is significant. Direct ...