As residents with developmental disabilities leave an institution following reports of mistreatment, a watchdog finds that many are waiting too long or that they're being sent to other large facilities. Research shows that atypical reactions to light in a child's pupils are an indicator of autism ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Students With Disabilities Are Entitled To Job Training. Many Don’t Get It. There's a half-billion-dollar federal program that is supposed to help students with disabilities get into the workforce, but most parents — and even some school officials — don't know it exists.

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.

Dec 20, 2024 · When forced to make cuts due to staffing challenges, 37% of providers said that they had eliminated residential habilitation services and nearly a third cut back on home-based and day habilitation services or employment supports.

Jan 2, 2024 · The fourth annual survey comes from the American Network of Community Options and Resources, or ANCOR, which represents disability service providers nationally. The latest survey was conducted over a four-week period beginning in September 2023. The findings largely illustrate trends that have persisted in recent years as the industry has struggled to attract people to low-paid and difficult ...

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Dec 19, 2024 · The practice has come under fire in recent years with disability advocates arguing that it opens the door to exploitation and limits community engagement. As a result, at least 15 states have passed laws to phase out subminimum wage and the Labor Department proposed this month to end the program nationally.. For the new study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum, researchers looked at ...

Feb 29, 2024 · A survey last fall of hundreds of providers of community-based services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities found that staffing shortages had forced 77% to stop accepting referrals while nearly half had cut back on their offerings.. Now, federal officials are unveiling a new website to serve as a national hub of information from government agencies, advocates and other ...

Aug 18, 2023 · State agencies focused on labor, employment, education, health and human services, vocational rehabilitation services or workforce development are eligible to apply, the Labor Department said.

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