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A Speech Therapist Had An Idea For Sensory-Friendly Haircare. Students Helped Figure It Out
BATON ROUGE, La. — Madeline Johnson risked everything last year when she quit her stable job as a speech therapist at a local hospital to focus on her sensory-based haircare business, Miss Madeline’s LLC, which caters to children and adults with sensory needs. Since then, she has come up with an innovative idea — an…
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Netflix To Debut Movie Starring Actor With Down Syndrome
“Color Book” stars actors Jeremiah Daniels, left, who has Down syndrome, and Will Catlett as a father and son traveling throughout metro Atlanta to attend a baseball game. (Nikolaus Summerer/TNS) An award-winning film centering on the relationship between a father and his son with Down syndrome is set to be released. “Color Book” will be…
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Ed Department Strikes Deal To Offload Special Education
The Trump administration is making good on a long-promised plan to shift responsibility for many special education programs out of the U.S. Department of Education. The Education Department said Tuesday that it has reached an “interagency agreement,” or IAA, with the Department of Health and Human Services to “support the administration” of several programs under…
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Families Fear Loss Of Caregivers As Disability Service Cuts Loom
BALTIMORE — It took Matt Masone and his family six months to assemble a team of caregivers to look after his 15-year-old son with Down syndrome and mood disorders. The three caregivers hired over the past year gave Masone’s family an element of freedom, allowing it to attend family functions or other events and generally…
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New Luxury Café-Wine Bar Aims To Serve Up Jobs For Those With IDD
SAN DIEGO — Since founding the Civitas Living service agency in San Diego in 2020, David Cross said one of the biggest hurdles he faces is getting employers to take a chance on hiring his vocational ed clients, who are adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But once employers do take the leap, Cross said,…
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With 2 New Sports, Special Olympics To Get Underway
Special Olympics athletes and others gathered for a logo reveal ahead of the 2026 USA Games, which will begin Saturday in Minneapolis. (Special Olympics) For the first time in years, thousands of athletes with disabilities are preparing to come together from across the country for a week of competition and much of it will be…
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Airlines Face Deadline To Improve Disability Accommodations
A new federal rule requires airlines to take steps to ensure that they are prepared to assist passengers with disabilities and carriers have just a few more days to comply. By Wednesday, all airline staff and contractors who physically assist people with disabilities as well as those who handle wheelchairs or scooters must receive “hands-on…
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Closely Watched Senate Race Features Candidate With Spina Bifida
A Paralympic champion with spina bifida is one step closer to capturing the U.S. Senate seat that was once held by a key architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Josh Turek became the Democratic candidate for Senate in Iowa this week by defeating state Sen. Zach Wahls in a hotly contested primary race. Turek,…
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YouTuber Speaks Out After Ending Pregnancy Due To Down Syndrome
LOS ANGELES — YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife, Ashley, shared that they terminated their pregnancy following a Down syndrome diagnosis. What happened online afterward has shocked the couple, but Jesse said he is hopeful that sharing their experience may help other couples feel less alone. The YouTuber, who’s been a content creator for 20…
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Trump Administration Sued Over Delay Of Accessibility Rules
Disability advocates are suing after the Trump administration abruptly delayed a pair of rules designed to improve accessibility right before they were set to take effect. The lawsuit filed by the National Federation of the Blind challenges the last-minute delays from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Both regulations in question…
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