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October 1, 2024. Couple Could Lose Everything If They Get Married. New Film Reveals Painful Journey. Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham want to get married, but they would lose their disability lifelines if they did. Their story is the subject of a new "documentary romantic comedy" on Hulu. October 1, 2024.
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Oct 3, 2024 · Senate Punts On Autism Act. Lawmakers approved a short-term extension of the nation's primary autism law, but the path to renewing the measure — and nearly $2 billion for the developmental disability — may be rockier than expected. October 2, 2024.
DSM Update Tweaks Criteria For Autism, Intellectual Disability
Mar 24, 2022 · An updated version that includes modifications to entries for autism and intellectual disability was just released. (Disability Scoop) A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify ...
Trump Suggested Some With Disabilities 'Should Just Die,' …
Jul 25, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. last weekend. (Neo Hopkins/The Detroit News/TNS) In a new book, Donald Trump’s nephew Fred C. Trump III says that the former president told him that people like his son, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, “should just ...
Ranking Names States With Best Disability Services
Oct 3, 2016 · The best Medicaid service systems for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are found in Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan and Hawaii, according to the annual Case for Inclusion report released by United Cerebral Palsy. This is the fifth year that Arizona has taken the number one spot on the list. The analysis ...
Movie Theaters Subject To New ADA Requirements - Disability …
Jul 24, 2018 · The U.S. Department of Justice under the Obama administration said it issued the rule in response to complaints from the disability community about the lack of captioning and audio description at movie theaters despite ADA requirements that public facilities have auxiliary aids and similar accommodations. Theaters that show only analog films ...
Millions Headed To States To Support Disability Housing
Aug 19, 2024 · Federal officials are sending millions of dollars to states in an effort to provide better housing options for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said this month that 18 states will share in $138.5 million in grants made available through the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance for Persons with Disabilities program.
Tim Walz’s Son Gus Brings Disabilities To National Stage
Aug 23, 2024 · Tim Walz didn’t mention the word disability once while accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination this week, but it was his son Gus, who has disabilities, who stole the show. Gus Walz, 17, sobbed Wednesday night while sitting with his mother, Gwen, and sister, Hope, as they watched the Minnesota governor deliver his acceptance ...
Apple’s iPad Gets Assistive Technology Boost - Disability Scoop
Nov 18, 2021 · The TD Pilot from Tobii Dynavox is a certified Apple accessory that adds eye-tracking technology to the iPad. (Tobii Dynavox) Through a partnership with a venerable name in the world of assistive technology, people with disabilities can now control Apple’s iPad using nothing more than their eyes. Tobii Dynavox said this week that it is ...
Disney Implements Overhaul Of Disability Access At Parks
May 20, 2024 · New policies for Disney’s Disability Access Service will take effect Monday at Walt Disney World in Florida and June 18 at Disneyland in California. The program allows people with disabilities to request a return time for one attraction at a time in order to avoid physically waiting in line. However, in the last five years, Disney said that ...