Bill Signed Removing 'Mentally Retarded' From Federal Laws
President Obama has signed into law a bill eliminating use of the phrase "mentally retarded" from all federal law.
Read morePresident Obama has signed into law a bill eliminating use of the phrase "mentally retarded" from all federal law.
Read moreOn July 26, 2010, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing Office of Personnel Management, which oversees federal hiring, to create new recruitment and hiring strategies that will significantly increase employment for people with disabilities in the federal government.
Read moreThere are plenty of advice books on the market for parents of children with special needs, but Reflections from a Different Journey takes a different approach, collecting wisdom for parents of children with special needs from the source: adults who...
Read moreThe Social Security Administration (SSA) recently proposed new regulations for how it determines whether someone with a mental disorder is eligible for disability payments. Mental health advocates are concerned that the proposed rules will lead to the use of...
Read moreBoth houses of Congress managed to pass the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011, clearing the way for an additional three years of federal funding for autism research and treatment.
Read moreA recent Parade magazine article highlights the problems that young adults face when they "age-out" of special education services and announces a Web site where families of people with autism can connect.
Read moreRecent changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have gone into effect, and, for the most part, the updated rules will make it easier for people with special needs to access public places and services.
Read moreA report written by the Republican staff of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations found that administrative law judges - who decide appeals of federal disability claims - were not always properly citing medical evidence when making positive disability determinations, due...
Read moreIn the month since new regulations governing mental health parity went into effect, several insurance companies have complained that the regulations go too far in their attempt to limit how insurance companies select and reimburse providers and manage care.
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