Federal Direct Care Workforce Bill Reintroduced
The Direct CARE Opportunity Act, created to help meet the growing demand for direct [...]
More News to Know for Week Ending Aug. 5, 2023
A school resource officer program in the Metro Nashville school district raises questions about [...]
Add Your Voice to OPWDD’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan
The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is developing its [...]
Record Label ‘Just Call Me By My Name’ Launches for People with Disabilities
A record label to promote the work of people with disabilities, Just Call Me [...]
Bill Proposes Federal Match for ABLE Accounts
New legislation to expand access to the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program [...]
Autistic Teen Reportedly Kicked Out of Movie Theater for Needing Bathroom (or Why We Need Neurodivergent-Friendly Cities)
A 15-year-old nonverbal autistic teen in New Jersey reportedly was kicked out of a [...]
NY Launches Anti-Stigma Campaign ‘Look Beyond My Developmental Disability’
New York's Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has launched a public awareness campaign [...]
Dept. of Ed Issues Guidance to Boost Compliance with IDEA
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education has been announced to rein in [...]
More News to Know for Week Ending July 29, 2023
A new monument to commemorate a disability rights protest, the DOT requires news planes [...]
Bedford, NY, Task Force, Looks to Make Town Neurodivergent Friendly
An important change is in the works in Bedford, N.Y., where a task force [...]