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New U.S. Department of Education regulation provides relief to people with disabilities

The U.S. Department of Education announced a major step in removing barriers in the path of people with disabilities who pursue an...

Tell Congress to pass the Better Care Better Jobs Act, an investment in disability services

Below is an excerpt from a call to action from our friends at The ARC of Oklahoma. Please be sure to click on the link at the bottom of...

$400 billion community-based services plan in jeopardy

Advocates are warning that the ambitious Biden administration plan to invest $400 billion to transform the nation’s home and...

Federal autism committee reconvenes for the first time in two years

For the first time in years, a federal panel, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, tasked with guiding the nation’s priorities...

New bill in Congress will make home and community-based services available to all

As the nation continues to face a pandemic that has put a glaring spotlight on the health dangers facing people living in nursing homes...

People with intellectual disabilities often overlooked in pandemic response

The following is an excerpt from an article written by Katheryn Houghton from Kaiser Health News (not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente)...

Take action! Tell Congress to include disability community in COVID-19 relief

Join our fight to let Congress know we want the critical needs of people with disabilities, their families, and the direct support...

Program helping people leave institutions renewed for 3 years

Federal lawmakers are giving new life to a popular Medicaid program, Money Follows the Person, that moves people with disabilities from...

Disability advocates urge people to get COVID vaccination

As reported in Disability Scoop, advocates are calling for people with developmental disabilities to get vaccinated and they are pushing...