Category: In The News

Increase in Developmental Disabilities Among Children in the United States

Autism, In The News 09/27/201909/28/2019 admin

Pediatrics has published a new study that describes how often developmental disabilities were diagnosed among children in the United States, and trends over time. In this study, scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) found that 17% of children aged 3–17 years had a developmental disability, and importantly, that this percentage increased over the two time periods compared, 2009–2011 and 2015–2017; increases were also […]

Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities

In The News 09/20/2019 admin

To address health disparities experienced by people with disabilities, the CDC’s Disability and Health Branch and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)External developed a collaborative project to promote disability inclusion strategies to make healthier choices the easier choices for all people where they may live, learn, work, and play. The Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities Project bridges state disability and health efforts and community engagement by addressing physical inactivity, poor nutrition and […]

Trump Administration to Automatically Forgive Federal Student Loan Debt for Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans

In The News 09/13/2019 admin

Presidential Memorandum builds on Secretary DeVos’ efforts to provide relief for eligible borrowers President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum that will significantly streamline the process to erase federal student loan debt for totally and permanently disabled veterans. Through a process called Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge, veterans will now have their student loan debt discharged unless they decide to opt-out of the process.  The Department anticipates notifying more than 25,000 eligible veterans […]

NYU Dentistry Opens Oral Health Center for People With Disabilities

In The News, Parenting 09/10/201909/10/2019 admin

Individuals with physical, cognitive and developmental disabilities now have a dedicated treatment center in New York City for oral health care—NYU College of Dentistry’s (NYU Dentistry) Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities. The 8,000-square-foot center, located in NYU Dentistry’s Weissman Building, provides much-needed comprehensive care for patients whose disabilities or medical conditions prevent them from receiving care in a conventional dental setting. “The NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities addresses a […]

Sen. Harris apologizes and says she didn’t hear questioner call Trump policies ‘mentally retarded’

In The News 09/09/201909/10/2019 admin

Sen. Kamala Harris‘s (D-Calif.) apologized Saturday after a questioner in New Hampshire described President Trump’s actions as “mentally retarded” when she laughed and responded with “well said.” In a clip of the Friday event, the questioner, wondering why congressional Democrats have declined to move forward on impeachment proceedings, asked Harris what she was “going to do in the next one year to diminish the mentally retarded actions” by Trump. Sen. Kamala Harris‘s (D-Calif.) apologized Saturday after a questioner in New Hampshire […]