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Uncertainty is growing among many families of kids with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for health insurance as federal lawmakers consider how to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the budget.
Even as the education technology industry rushes to develop robots that can deliver autism therapy, research shows the devices are ineffective and unwanted.
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A first-of-its-kind test claims to be able to help rule out autism in kids as young as 1 month using a single strand of hair, but not everyone is convinced that the technology is ready for prime time.
Instead of providing kids with dyslexia detailed special education plans with mandatory progress checks and legal safeguards, one state has filtered them into 504 plans, which offer fewer protections.
The U.S. House voted to approve a budget framework that could lead to more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, an amount that would ravage the nation's disability services, advocates say.
Health care professionals who treat children are bracing as a new commission launched by President Donald Trump's administration takes aim at psychiatric drugs.
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Experts say the future pipeline of direct support professionals is "extremely threatened" by policies that slow immigration, exacerbating a dire shortage of care workers for those with disabilities.
After talking with families, a former police officer put together kits for individuals with sensory sensitivities so they can better communicate with first responders in emergencies.
As President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education moves toward confirmation, her knowledge of special education and her plans for the program are raising concerns.
Rosalind Glasper-Gregg and Harrison Gregg — both of whom have cerebral palsy and use wheelchairs — met at a picnic more than three decades ago and have been largely inseparable ever since.
Over a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, jeopardizing access to health care, education and more.
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The future of Medicaid, which many people with disabilities rely on, hangs in the balance as House Republicans push for deep budget cuts that could drastically reshape it.
President Donald Trump is tapping newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a commission charged with addressing autism and other "health burdens."
A series of 14-by-48-foot billboards with a gigantic "#DWord" as the dominant visual are part of a campaign to let people know that "disability is not a bad word."
