Disability Issues

As we move closer to the approval of one or more COVID-19 vaccines, questions continue about whether the vaccines will be allocated in a way that does not discriminate against people with disabilities.

President-elect Joe Biden has made more promises to the disability community than perhaps any incoming president in U.S. history, raising the hopes of advocates. ...

A New York City couple has been charged with stealing more than $500,000 in monthly payments that a woman with disabilities was supposed to be receiving as part of a settlement.

The nation’s largest passenger rail network has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to finally bring its services into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. ...

The Trump administration has, for the second time, delayed compliance with new regulations designed to ensure the independence of people receiving services through Medicaid waivers.

The $900 billion Covid-19 pandemic relief package, signed into law on December 27, 2020, contains almost no funding for programs specific to people with disabilities.

As many as eight million eligible citizens may not have received their second Covid relief checks, primarily because their income is so low that they have not been required to file tax returns.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the federal government is failing to adequately monitor managed care programs that deliver Medicaid long-term care services to people with disabilities, resulting in beneficiary services being inappropriately denied or reduced.

Despite passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act more than 30 years ago, traveling with children with special needs can still pose challenges. Fortunately, there are resources available to help families plan their trips.