Nov 8, 2024 · Many of these types of policy changes are echoed in Project 2025, a 900-page conservative playbook from the Heritage Foundation. Though Trump has distanced himself from the plan, it is widely viewed as a possible blueprint for his second term.

Nov 18, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but experts are split on what that would mean for students with disabilities across the nation.

Jan 21, 2025 · Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid and community-based services now that President Donald Trump is back at the White House and Republicans are in control on Capitol Hill. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly circulating a ...

Court Finds Man Liable For $120 Million Missing From Special Needs Trusts. A federal judge has ruled that a Florida businessman is liable for a $122 million shortfall found in the books of a bankrupt nonprofit that oversaw special needs trust funds for more than 2,000 people.

Jul 25, 2024 · In the book, Fred Trump describes bringing a group of advocates to the White House in May 2020 to meet with top officials including then-U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and then-President Donald Trump.

Dec 4, 2024 · “In the decades since Section 14(c) was included in the Fair Labor Standards Act, there have been significant legal and policy developments that have dramatically expanded employment opportunities and rights for individuals with disabilities,” said …

Oct 18, 2024 · The movie, set in 2002, features Melody using various augmentative and alternative communication systems, including a picture-based communication board and then a fictional device called the Medi-Talker 6000.

Sep 26, 2024 · But even before the release of any proposed rule, Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and John Boozman, R-Ark., are voicing concern that the agency is “considering a new rule that would abolish the 14(c) program.”

After his daughter was born with Down syndrome, a Major League Baseball first baseman decided to change his number to 21 to raise awareness of the chromosomal disorder. Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid now that President Donald Trump is back at the ...

Nov 4, 2024 · The figures come from a report issued by United Cerebral Palsy and the American Network of Community Options and Resources, or ANCOR, which represents disability service providers nationally. Traditionally, the advocacy groups have released an annual “Case for Inclusion” report assessing how well states are supporting people with developmental disabilities in the community.