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WEBNearly $1 Billion In Funds For Disability Services Left Unspent. In one state alone, almost $1 billion allocated for IDD services was left on the table, even as some people with disabilities said they needed more help. The national developmental disability news site covering autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disability and more.
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · FBI: Man Whose Business Worked With Children With Disabilities Sexually Abused Boys. The FBI said it believes the man targeted boys while running a therapy provider and while working at Autism on the Seas, a group that develops cruise vacations for families of those with disabilities. September 10, 2024.
Crime Against People With Disabilities On The Rise
WEBNov 30, 2021 · Between 2017 and 2019, individuals with disabilities accounted for 26% of victims of nonfatal violent crime in this country despite representing just 12% of the population. In 2019 alone, the rate of violent crime against people with disabilities rose to 49.2 per 1,000 compared to 12.4 per 1,000 for typically developing individuals.
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 the number one spot on the list.
Movie Theaters Subject To New ADA Requirements - Disability …
WEBJul 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 …
Ranking Names Best Cities For People With Special Needs
WEBOct 11, 2018 · An analysis of more than 180 cities across the country is zeroing in on the best places to live for people with disabilities. For the fifth year in a row, Overland Park, Kan. tops the list followed by South Burlington, Vt., Sioux Falls, S.D., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Columbia, Md. The annual ranking comes from WalletHub, a personal finance ...
More Than Two-Fifths Of Homeless Have Disabilities
WEBJul 16, 2009 · More than 40 percent of America’s homeless population are people with disabilities and the number appears to be rising, according to an annual report on homelessness from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2008, 42.8 percent of all adults using homeless shelters had a …
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.
Pottery Barn Adds To Accessible Furniture Line
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The new items supplement Pottery Barn’s existing Accessible Home collection, which was introduced in 2022 and includes hundreds of furniture and home goods pieces designed with accessibility in mind. The Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn collection is focused on the bedroom and features 29 pieces ranging from beds and nightstands to ...
Fossil Suggests Neanderthals Cared For Child With Down Syndrome
WEBJun 28, 2024 · A fossilized ear bone is providing evidence that a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome lived to be at least 6-years-old and was cared for by others. The remains of the child, who researchers named Tina, were uncovered in Cova Negra, a cave in Valencia, Spain. A study published this week in the journal Science Advances details how an …
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