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Wealthy Students More Likely To Get Disability Accommodations, Study Finds
While intended as a universal benefit, educational support for children with disabilities is significantly segregated by class, according to a paper released in January. The decade-spanning analysis of state and federal data found that wealthy families were twice as likely as poorer ones to be granted accommodations under the federal law Section 504. A similar…
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State Cuts Off Thousands Of Medicaid Providers In Race To Keep Federal Funds
Minnesota just cut ties — at least temporarily — with nearly two-thirds of the Medicaid service providers the state was reviewing in its quest to protect programs against fraud and keep federal funds flowing after the Trump administration threatened to hold back money. The decision to disenroll 3,411 businesses and nonprofits from those programs set…
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YouTuber Who Ended Down Syndrome Pregnancy Didn’t Get Facts Straight, Experts Say
An influencer couple stirred controversy by sharing that they terminated their pregnancy due to a Down syndrome diagnosis, but advocates and researchers say their experience doesn’t tell the whole story. YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife, Ashley, said last week that they ended their pregnancy following amniocentesis results that were consistent with Trisomy 21, or…
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Astronaut Slated To Become First With Physical Disability To Live In Orbit
European Space Agency para-astronaut John McFall, center, during parabolic flight training with Novespace/AirZeroG in 2023. (ESA/Novespace) A former Paralympian is on track to become the first person with a physical disability to enter orbit. Officials with the U.K. Space Agency said they have reached an agreement with an American commercial space company called Vast to…
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Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans And Rework Systems
The Trump administration’s rollout of a federal mandate that millions of Americans on Medicaid must work or risk losing health benefits will force states to scrap months of preparation, according to advocates for Medicaid enrollees and consultants advising states. And they say an overhaul — less than seven months before states must start enforcing the…
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Company Uses AI To Make Homes More Accessible
SANTA FE, N.M. — Need to modify your home to accommodate aging adults or people with disabilities? To borrow a phrase from a famous Apple commercial, there’s an app for that. A team of researchers has developed myAccessibleHome, a digital tool with an artificial intelligence assist that allows an occupational therapist to assess your home…
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Ed Department Sued Over Special Education Cuts
Multiple states are suing after the U.S. Department of Education abruptly canceled millions of dollars in grants that were supposed to go toward training special education teachers. California, Rhode Island and Wisconsin filed suit this week over the lost grants. The states were each in the middle of a five-year funding cycle when the Trump…
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SeaWorld, Other Theme Parks Accused Of Violating ADA
The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing several major theme parks of failing to accommodate people with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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To Master Life Skills, Young People With Autism And Down Syndrome Turn To Virtual Reality
In a controlled, low-risk environment, participants in a pilot program build confidence and master everyday tasks like crossing the street, riding a bus or making a purchase, all at their own pace.
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Apprentice Program Offers ‘Student Teaching On Steroids’ To Help Fill Special Ed Shortages
School districts need high-qualified special education instructors. A teacher apprenticeship program hopes to help fill the gap and prevent turnover.
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