Disability Issues

A growing number of states are adding autism spectrum disorder to the list of conditions for which families can obtain medical marijuana licenses.

A new Social Security Administration proposal would make it more difficult for people who don’t speak English to qualify for disability benefits, potentially reducing the disability rolls by more than 10,000 people...

Three different lawsuits filed in southern California in the past few months allege that popular new urban mobility devices are a danger to people with disabilities.   ...

A special needs trust is a legal document designed to help people with disabilities. It permits them to have funds that enhance their quality of life - without making them ineligible for public benefits.

People with disabilities would have an explicit legal right to receive services in the community rather than in an institution under new legislation backed by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives.

The New York Times Magazine’s weekly The Ethicist column recently explored a difficult question that may challenge many parents of adult children with special needs.

The partial government shutdown poses numerous threats to people with disabilities, but the most immediate impact is on those who rely on the federal government for help paying their rent. ...

A virus outbreak at a New Jersey nursing home that killed 11 children has focused attention on enforcement of basic health and sanitary standards at facilities, particularly those with ventilator-dependent children.

Lawmakers have introduced new bills in both houses of Congress seeking to end schools’ use of disciplinary techniques traditionally employed disproportionately against students with disabilities. ...