At some point in life, almost any parent of a child with special needs will at least consider the possibility of hiring someone to provide in-home care. Lisa Lieberman's book A "Stranger" Among Us offers a range of advice...
Senator Kennedy and his son, Representative Kennedy, are advocating for differing federal mental health parity bills.
The Earned Income Tax Credit gives people with disabilities an incentive to file a tax return even if they are not required to do so. ...
After falling short in the previous Congress, Congressmen Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-Pa) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) recently introduced the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015, a bill designed to make it easier for people with special needs to...
Beginning on October 1, 2014, Medicare will no longer attempt to obtain reimbursement from personal injury plaintiffs with claims worth less than $1,000. This means that these cases can be settled much more quickly.
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would give people under age 55 access to a program that now helps nursing home-eligible seniors remain in their homes far longer than they might otherwise be able to do.
The short answer is yes, but the longer answer is more complicated. Car ownership in the context of someone with special needs is not a simple proposition.
After two years of almost complete inaction, the current U.S. Congress is considering several bills benefiting people with special needs.
A new book of essays, Identity, Self, and the World: Learning from Adults with Developmental Disabilities, distills what author David Wizansky has learned over 30 years of running group homes for people with special needs.
