How the Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision May Impact Persons with Disabilities
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturned Roe v. Wade. ...
Read moreOn June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturned Roe v. Wade. ...
Read moreThe Senate has passed a bill intended to expand health care access and disability benefits for the roughly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in the military.
Read moreGuardianship can be an important part of special needs planning. Children with disabilities who can’t manage personal and financial affairs may need guardians as adults but still retain many fundamental rights.
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicaid home health benefit designed for children with medically complex condition.
Read morePsychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), like advance directives for health care, let a person with a mental illness lay out in advance the mental health care they want during a crisis that may require hospitalization.
Read morePsychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), like advance directives for health care, let a person with a mental illness lay out in advance the mental health care they want during a crisis that may require hospitalization.
Read moreNew family-friendly guidelines offer advice and important recommendations to a large (but largely under-the-radar) population: adults with Down syndrome.
Read moreMany relatives or caretakers of loved ones living with a disability may at some point need to be able to exert more control over their family member's personal affairs.
Read moreAs of mid-July, a new three-digit federal phone number, 988, is available to offer confidential, emergency support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for individuals experiencing mental health crises and emotional distress...
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