by Andrew Johnson Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Scammers are trying to get personal information from people by pretending to help with applications for disability benefits and claims. A recent alert from the Social Security Inspector General warns of this phishing scam, and — whether or not you’ve started an application for benefits — these scammers could contact you. They’re taking a shot in the dark, hoping that you have started an application, […]
By Christina A. Samuels After years of steady decline, the nationwide count of school-age students covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has shown an upswing since the 2011-12 school year based on the most recently available federal data, driven by rapid growth in such disability categories as autism. The count of students ages 6-21 with disabilities fell to a low of 5.67 million in fall 2011, but had risen to 5.83 million by […]
U.S. Department of Education Acts to Protect Social Security Benefits for Borrowers with Disabilities The U.S. Department of Education announced today a new process to proactively identify and assist federal student loan borrowers with disabilities who may be eligible for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) loan discharge. This effort was called for by President Obama in his Student Aid Bill of Rights, which details measures to make paying for higher education an easier and fairer […]
BY KATIE R. GABRIEL For centuries horses and dogs have been used for work, carting people, plowing, and helping take care of the farm. However, recently researchers have found that animals such as horses and dogs can be useful in other ways, such as animal therapy. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that affects communication skills and social interaction, which as a result affects a child’s educational performance (Heward, 2013, p. 236). Therapists […]
By Timothy P. Shriver April 8 The writer is chairman of the Special Olympics. Lily Parra is 4 months old and needs a heart. But she has been told she can’t have one. Not because she’s too sick but because of deep-seated discrimination against those who have — or might have — a developmental disability. An operation that could give Lily a shot at life, and hope to her family, is being denied apparently not […]
