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Advocates fear that new rules under the Developmental Disability Administration will create hurdles for those who self-direct their disability care services. Photo by Danielle J. Brown. Disability ...

Federal law mandates annual Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with educational disabilities, such as autism or speech impairments. In the 2022-23 school year, the most recent year ...

For Angela Carter, disability is more than a field of study. A Ph.D. candidate and instructor at the University of Minnesota studying feminism and disability studies, Carter identifies as a ...

The psychological assessment can be a stressful part of your disability application, but with preparation, it doesn’t have to be. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that less than 23% of ...

Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st ...

Short-term disability insurance can temporarily replace 40% to 70% of your income. You may be eligible for short-term disability benefits if you can’t work and are losing wages because of a ...

This anxious question weighs on most parents, and even more so on parents of children with disabilities wherever high support is needed. Social protection policies in many countries aim to address the ...

Ashley Couto writes about personal finance, digital currencies, and credit card points with a special interest in how women and people with disabilities spend and save. She’s also interested in how ...