Free Access Pass to America the Beautiful
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Find a Park near you Did you know that individuals with disabilities may be eligible for an Access Pass to America’s National Parks at no...
Government
Reach the Moon! Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Help Students with Disabilities (SWD)
“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to...
Is My Child Receiving FAPE?
You know the acronym – FAPE. But do you know what it means? Do you know what it means for your child? Spelled out, FAPE is a Free Appropriate Public...
New School Year Should Mean New IEP
New IEP As the new school year begins, our children will be entering a new grade and possibly a new school. Everything will be new: curriculum, settings, teacher, possibly new...
Did You Know You Can Receive Rides to Your Medical Appointments?
Getting to and from medical appointments is a critical part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Medicaid funds Non-Emergency Medical Transportation to and from doctor’s appointments. Contact your state’s Medicaid office...
Where to Go if Your Child Needs a Job or Help with Post High School Education
I am breaking my mold today and not writing about food. One of the other jobs I do is to assist those with disabilities in seeking employment and helping them...
Able Account or Special Needs Trust: How to Decide?
Able Account or Special Needs Trust In December 2014, President Obama signed the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (“ABLE Act”) into law, authorizing states to create...
Sharing! Updates: World Cerebral Palsy Day, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, & Curbing Disability Bias among Health Care Providers
Join World Cerebral Palsy Day World Cerebral Palsy Day is a social movement, of, by and for the CP community. Our vision is to ensure that everyone with CP has...
Ask Angie ASL + Tips: Back to School
Ask Angie ASL As we begin to prepare for another school year, it is time to get our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) child ready for their school day....
Spilling the Beans About Your Child & Caffeine
Caffeine After consuming two 24-ounce Monster energy drinks, a 14-year-old Maryland girl went into cardiac arrest while at home. Six days later, the teenager died at the hospital and the...