The University of Washington’s DO-IT Scholars program is inviting applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college.
While ADHD can’t be cured, it can be successfully managed, and there is a wealth of information available that you can access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The same pattern that has emerged in health insurance — employers’ shifting more costs onto workers’ shoulders — is occurring in disability coverage.
The SSI program for disabled children is rapidly expanding, with the biggest increase among kids with mental, behavioral and learning disorders, including ADHD.
Many of us are—or will become—a caregiver to a parent, spouse, child, or other loved one. Are there resources that can help us meet that challenge?
More than 40 million Americans caring for an elderly or disabled loved one, the value of their work is $450 billion a year — a good deal for society, but . . .
President Obama’s top disability policy advisors will hold a “virtual” town hall meeting online on Thursday, July 14th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m Eastern Time.The advisors will field questions, which you can submit now online.
For the past few years, community services for the aged and disabled have been facing big state budget cuts, layoffs of key personnel and an increasing demand for services. And the situation has done nothing but get worse.
There’s one age group that’s going into nursing homes at a higher rate. And it’s not the elderly. Young people ages 31 to 64 now make up 14 percent of the nursing home population.
Students are encouraged to apply by Jan. 10.
Program 1: Basic Advocacy Skills This is the first in a series of training programs for parents of children with disabilities to be presented by the Seattle University School of Law, Washington PAVE and The Arc of King County in conjunction with other Puget Sound area disability and advocacy organizations. This program will focus on the [...]
Teachers more likely to spank disabled children More than 200,000 U.S. schoolchildren are spanked, paddled or subjected to some other form of corporal punishment each year with disabled children receiving a disproportionate share of such punishments, according to a report prepared by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “At least 41,972 [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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