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• PBS Looks To Make Kids’ Shows More Accessible April 23, 2024
  PBS Kids is reworking many of its most popular shows to be more accessible to children with disabilities. The post PBS Looks To Make Kids’ Shows More Accessible appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Postsecondary Program Dealt A Blow Costing Students $600,000 A Year In Federal Aid April 23, 2024
  The U.S. Department of Education ruled that students with developmental disabilities attending a postsecondary program that long qualified for financial aid could no longer access such assistance. The post Postsecondary Program Dealt A Blow Costing Students $600,000 A Year In Federal Aid appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Social Security Tweaks Rules For SSI April 22, 2024
  The Social Security Administration is making another update to how it calculates Supplemental Security Income benefits, this time to ensure its rules are applied more equitably across the country. The post Social Security Tweaks Rules For SSI appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Teacher Encouraged ‘Fight Club’ Discipline Against Boy With Disability, Lawsuit Says April 22, 2024
  A teacher is accused of encouraging bullying and abuse against a 7-year-old, sometimes even holding the boy down while others punched and kicked him, all while telling the boy's parents he made it up. The post Teacher Encouraged ‘Fight Club’ Discipline Against Boy With Disability, Lawsuit Says appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models April 19, 2024
  More than $200 million is being made available in a broad push to establish innovative approaches to transition young people with disabilities into competitive integrated employment. The post Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Autism Clinics Shutter As State Struggles To Shore Up Funding April 19, 2024
  Since 2021, at least 13 companies operating about 35 clinics of different sizes have closed or left one state over reimbursement rates that haven't kept up with rising costs. The post Autism Clinics Shutter As State Struggles To Shore Up Funding appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Medicaid Officials Remove Barriers For Those With Disabilities April 18, 2024
  With a new rule, federal officials say they are streamlining the Medicaid enrollment process in an effort to make it easier for people with disabilities to get coverage and keep it. The post Medicaid Officials Remove Barriers For Those With Disabilities appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• How Taylor Swift’s Music Is Teaching Social-Emotional Skills To Students In Special Ed April 17, 2024
  In an independent living class, students with disabilities are using Taylor Swift's music to learn about everything from self-regulation and stress management to cooking, geography and more. The post How Taylor Swift’s Music Is Teaching Social-Emotional Skills To Students In Special Ed appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Suicidal Thoughts Alarmingly Common Among Young Kids With Autism, Survey Finds April 16, 2024
  New research suggests that more than a third of children with autism ages 8 and under have had suicidal thoughts and not all of these kids are necessarily displaying warning signs. The post Suicidal Thoughts Alarmingly Common Among Young Kids With Autism, Survey Finds appeared first on Disability Scoop.
• Microschools Fill Niche For Students With Disabilities April 16, 2024
  Families who have children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia and other disabilities are seeking out a growing number of microschools, small settings where more individualized attention can be a draw. The post Microschools Fill Niche For Students With Disabilities appeared first on Disability Scoop.