Disability Issues

A bill that would create tax-deferred savings accounts for people with special needs has been introduced in the House and Senate.

"Scoop Essentials: The Dollars And Cents Of Disability", an article published on the Disability Scoop Website features an interview with ASNP Co-Founder, Diedre D. Wachbrit.

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) recently introduced the Community Choice Act in both houses of Congress. If passed, the bill would greatly expand community services and in-home care for people with special needs who qualify...

A new bill introduced for the third straight session of Congress hopes to phase out the two year waiting period before SSDI beneficiaries receive Medicare.

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the stimulus bill), Congress has authorized one-time $250 payments to most Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.

In a first-of-its-kind case, a special court recently ruled against families who claimed that childhood vaccinations contributed to their children's autism.

So far, seven states have passed laws mandating that insurance companies provide coverage for applied behavior therapy for children with autism, according to the advocacy group Autism Speaks. Coverage for the treatment can save families tens of thousands of...

Several members of Congress have re-introduced legislation that would put in place a long-term care insurance program for adults with special needs.

A group of individuals with special needs has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), asking the state to permit them to receive long-term care services at home rather than...