Tag: Asperger

Introduction of ABLE Accounts in Some States this Summer

Money 08/19/2016 admin 0 Comments

An ABLE account is designed to ease financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities by making tax-free savings accounts available to cover qualified expenses such as education, housing, and transportation. This summer, certain states will begin introducing ABLE accounts, providing special needs individuals and their families another resource through which to save and invest for the future. Signed into law in 2014, the ABLE Act and associated accounts are modeled after 529 education savings plans […]

Protecting Your Child’s IEP from the Nation’s Testing Craze

Education, Featured Topics, Uncategorized 08/18/201608/18/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY DR. MICHAEL BERG, ED.D. Parents of children with disabilities need to be proactive and make sure all the time schools are devoting to the preparation and implementation of standardized tests does not swallow up the time that is supposed to be devoted to the implementation of their children’s IEP. High stakes standardized testing in our nation’s public schools makes regular headlines in newspapers and is often the buzz on social media. The accountability level […]

U.S. Education Department Releases Guidance on Education of Children with Disabilities Attending Public Virtual Schools

Education 08/15/2016 admin 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) today issued guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter to states to ensure students with disabilities attending public virtual schools are getting the special education and supports that they deserve and is their right. The guidance focuses on specific requirements in the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for public virtual schools. IDEA is the law that guarantees the right […]

Defining “Civilization”

Featured Topics, Healthcare 07/20/2016 admin 0 Comments

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON) AND MISHA GAREY, DDS “Most health care providers receive little or no education in caring for people with (disabilities) during their formal training… From a provider’s financial standpoint, there is a complete lack of incentives to treat this patient population…” Definitions of Civilization Dictionary: The total culture of a people, nation, period. 2nd definition: […]

Direct Support Professionals Workforce

What's Happening 07/14/201607/14/2016 admin 0 Comments

AAIDD and NADSP Issue a Joint Position Statement Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have long sought lives where they can be fully contributing and valued members of their communities. Federal regulations including the Americans with  Disabilities Act (ADA), and more recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule and the US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) have set forth standards […]