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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Feds Tell Voc Rehab Agencies Not To Limit Services To In-State Options. Vocational rehabilitation should pay for out-of-state services including postsecondary programs for those with autism or intellectual disabilities if similar options cannot be found within their borders. August 27, 2024. Gus Walz Has Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
Ranking Names States With Best Disability Services
WEBOct 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 …
Ed Department Issues Guidance On How IDEA Applies To Private …
WEBMar 10, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Education recently issued new guidance clarifying how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act affects children placed in private schools by their families. Under IDEA, students with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education, or FAPE. But whether or not that entitlement extends to children ...
Speak Up: Your Guide To Self-Advocacy - Disability Scoop
WEBJul 21, 2009 · The key is to make yourself heard however you can. “When other people make decisions for you without you, the decisions that are made often don’t fit your needs,” Ne’eman says. “Self-advocacy helps people get the outcomes that they desire and it becomes necessary — as a person grows from a child to an adult — in order to succeed ...
Segregated Employment, Day Programs May Violate ADA
WEBNov 3, 2016 · In 2014, the Justice Department reached a settlement with the state of Rhode Island to overhaul its system of sheltered workshops and day programs for people with developmental disabilities after an investigation by the federal agency found that the state’s approach to transition and employment violated the ADA. More recently, federal ...
Ranking Names Nation’s Most Disability-Friendly Cities
WEBOct 16, 2019 · A new ranking is evaluating the best places to live for people with disabilities by factoring everything from affordability to access to support services. Topping the list are South Burlington, Vt., Scottsdale, Ariz., St. Louis, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The results are based on an analysis of 182 of the nation’s most-populated cities ...
Obama Signs Bill Replacing 'Mental Retardation' With 'Intellectual ...
WEBOct 5, 2010 · President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday requiring the federal government to replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” in many areas of government. The measure known as Rosa’s Law was approved unanimously by Congress before receiving the go-ahead from the president with little fanfare this week.
Graduation Rate For Students With Disabilities Shows Improvement
WEBJan 30, 2019 · The high school graduation rate for students with disabilities across the nation is on the rise again, new federal figures indicate. For the 2016-2017 school year, the graduation rate for those with disabilities reached 67.1 percent. That’s up from 65.5 percent the previous year and represents the sixth year in a row that the rate has increased.
For Many With Disabilities, Special Education Leads To Jail
WEBOct 29, 2014 · For youth with disabilities who end up in jail, education can be minimal, and at times, non-existent, even though federal law requires that they receive an education until age 21. “A lot of times, it’s a major setback,” said Elissa Johnson, a staff attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center.