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A commission released a report this week that detailed the ways Massachusetts has failed to respect the ugly history of its ...
Citizen Action spoke out against Rep. Nick Langworthy's support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act outside the congressman's office.
Whenever I see a parent with a disabled child, it tugs at my heartstrings. On the one hand, I can’t imagine the hardships they must face almost every day. I think of our neighbors — a retired couple ...
Today is Mother’s Day and an opportune time to place the spotlight on mothers of children living with disabilities. I was deeply moved by a discussion with a mother who contemplated retiring ...
The Noah's Ark Centre, in Halifax, has fitted carpets in more than 400 homes since 2023 and said it had more than 70 people ... with young children, the elderly and those with disabilities to ...
Parents of disabled children are at “breaking point” as one in three have been unable to access the support they need from social care services, a new report has revealed. National disability charity ...
In Tamil Nadu, a family with disabled children spends six times more than ... Health Organization’s list of priority devices, while 70%-80% of the other requirements including care services ...
beds, buggies, wheelchairs and car seats, so they can help more children than ever before. Karen added: “I still have the same passion now for helping disabled children as I did back them ...
The federal law, enforced by the US Department of Education, guarantees free public education for disabled children and protects Individualized Education Programs, which are tailored to their ...
Children with these disabilities were 16% to 18% more likely to be suspended or expelled from school. Those with emotional disabilities were 28% more likely to be suspended or expelled.
A High Desert legislator introduced a bill this week that would legally designate the crime of rape of a developmentally disabled child ... on our most vulnerable children. Enough is enough ...
A recent study sheds light on the often difficult experiences of special education professionals who are also mothers of children with disabilities. Ruby Batz, Ph.D., from the College of Education & ...