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Autism can affect more than the individual with a diagnosis, altering family dynamics and experiences. That's why some groups are tailoring their services to help siblings and parents too.
Families of people with IDD say one state is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if services become harder to get.
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Special education students across the nation are increasingly likely to have autism, with new data showing that the percentage has more than doubled in recent years.
Efforts are underway to roll back mandatory reporting laws amid concerns about too many unfounded reports that disproportionately harm families of those with disabilities and other groups.
New regulations will prohibit health care providers from making treatment decisions based on biases about disabilities and require that accessible exam tables and other equipment be more available.
Entrepreneurs from coast to coast recently convened for an awards ceremony. Beyond starting businesses from scratch, they had something else in common: All have disabilities.
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Families are having an increasingly hard time getting appointments with pediatric specialists putting children at risk for more serious medical problems, developmental setbacks and treatment delays.
At 130 feet, the proposed pool would be the deepest in the U.S. and offer a therapeutic deep-water diving experience for people with physical and cognitive disabilities.
Services for people with developmental disabilities across the nation could soon face additional cuts, an unintended consequence of a requirement that millions more workers qualify for overtime pay.
A new drama opening on Broadway stars an Academy Award nominee as the mother of a child with disabilities.
Because autism research has historically focused on males, the diagnostic criteria has long been based on their experience. As a result, nearly 80% of women with autism are undiagnosed at age 18.
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Disney is facing pushback after announcing changes limiting its Disability Access Service program to people with autism and other developmental disabilities.
PBS Kids is reworking many of its most popular shows to be more accessible to children with disabilities.
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that students with developmental disabilities attending a postsecondary program that long qualified for financial aid could no longer access such assistance.
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