Developmental Disability News for Week Ending Oct. 25, 2024

The world’s first TV station run for and by people with learning disabilities and autism, key takeaways from an investigation into magnetic resonance therapy and more developmental disability news for the week ending Oct. 25, 2024.

New York

NY candidates discuss their stance on Disability rights ahead of elections (WBFO.org)

Teachers’ pay at LI schools for the disabled lags far behind public schools (Newsday.com)

Outside of New York

Kansas disability waitlists see major progress after legislative action Some Kansans with disabilities have had to wait for more than 10 years to obtain a disability waiver. (newsfromthestates.com)

Norway!

Inside the world’s first TV station run for and by people with learning disabilities All the reporters at TV BRA – which means “TV Good” – are disabled or autistic; most have a learning disability. (BBC)

Education

More kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage More than half of U.S. public schools anticipate being short-staffed in special education. (The Conversation)

Autism

Key takeaways from our investigation into the science behind an alternative autism therapy In recent years, dozens of clinics in the U.S. and beyond have started offering an experimental treatment called magnetic resonance therapy, or MERT. (Los Angeles Times)

Mom Reveals Early Signs of Autism by Sharing Video of Her 8-Month-Old (Newsweek)

Caregiving

Families sacrifice time and money caring for loved ones Across the U.S., family members caring for loved ones provide an estimated $600 billion in unpaid services each year, sacrificing time, money and often their well-being to care for aging loved ones, according to an AARP survey. (CBSnews.com)

Travel

American Airlines fined $50M for violating disability laws Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the airline “provided unsafe and undignified physical assistance to passengers” that at times resulted in injuries. (NBCnews.com)