New Website Offers Disability Community a Trusted Vaccine Resource
A new website helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families, and caregivers, sort fact from fiction when it comes to Covid-19 vaccines.
Uber Ordered to Pay Blind Woman $1.1 Million for Its Drivers’ Discriminatory Practices
A San Francisco arbitrator has ordered Uber to pay $1.1 million to a blind woman with a service dog for the rideshare giant’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through [...]
Does Your Child’s Special Needs Trust Need a Tune-Up? Probably.
It's easy to throw your new special needs trust into a drawer and forget about it. While having a plan in place is a great start, the trust and related documents do need to be maintained.
Many Student Loan Borrowers with Disabilities Get a Reprieve, But Advocates Push for More
The Biden administration has announced relief for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities who had their federal student loan debt reinstated because they failed to submit the proper [...]
Bill Would Allow All Military Retirees to Name Special Needs Trusts as Beneficiaries of Pension Plans
A bipartisan bill fixes a flaw in earlier legislation and would finally allow any veteran to allocate pension payments to a trust for their survivors with special needs.
Cities Try to Make 911 a Safe Number to Call for Mental Health Emergencies
Nearly a quarter of police shooting victims are mentally ill, according to one study. Growing outrage over these fatal encounters has spurred a variety of potential remedies.
COVID-19 Relief Bill Makes ACA Even More Affordable, If Only Temporarily
The American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, makes health coverage bought through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) vastly more affordable for millions of [...]
Bill Reintroduced to Greatly Expand Eligibility for ABLE Accounts
More than six million people whose disabilities arose later in life will be able to open ABLE savings accounts if a bill just reintroduced in Congress, the ABLE Age Adjustment Act, becomes [...]
Disability Advocates Applaud Landmark COVID-19 Relief Bill
In stark contrast to previous COVID-19 relief bills, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, contains numerous provisions specifically [...]
An ABLE Account Could Be a Great Place for Your $1,400 Relief Payment
Recipients with disabilities who rely on government benefits may want to consider putting some or all of the $1,400 relief [...]
