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CHICAGO — For years, Maria Johnson slipped quietly into Chicago Public Schools classrooms as a volunteer parent, serving as an extra set of hands to help students sound out their reading, guide them through assignments, and offer a comforting presence in hallways where resources were often stretched thin. She cannot recall the exact year she…
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A first-of-its-kind financial institution specifically designed to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities nationwide, along with their families, caregivers, and supporting organizations, is currently in development and on track to open its doors next year. The upcoming institution, to be known as Artichoke Credit Union, represents a major collaborative initiative aimed at addressing…
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St. Louis has earned the top spot as the best city in the United States for people with disabilities, according to a comprehensive new ranking released by the personal-finance website WalletHub. The annual study evaluates communities nationwide to highlight the best places to live for individuals with disabilities, factoring in everything from urban accessibility to…
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The federal government has agreed to eliminate federal regulatory requirements ensuring that individuals with disabilities are served and supported within community settings. The move, finalized through a court-approved settlement with a coalition of states, has drawn swift and sharp condemnation from disability rights advocates who warn that the decision actively undermines decades of established civil…
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New federal guidance detailing how states must apply stringent Medicaid eligibility rules is doing little to assuage widespread concerns about how the impending changes will impact individuals with developmental and physical disabilities. The comprehensive 33-page document released this month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlines the procedures states should follow to evaluate…
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By Shaun Heasley | September 25, 2026 A significant new federal initiative backed by $51 million in funding is now underway to dramatically increase access to specialized dental care for children with developmental disabilities in communities across the United States. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that its Health Resources…
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For months, education advocates, researchers, and disability rights organizations have harbored mounting concerns that the U.S. Department of Education could allow millions of dollars earmarked for specialized educational research to quietly lapse. Now, as the looming fiscal deadline approaches, a federal judge is stepping directly into the fray to demand accountability and transparency from the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Many films draw profound inspiration from a filmmaker’s life, but few offer quite as intimate, unfiltered, and personal a glimpse into a family’s reality as Liz Sargent’s narrative feature-length film, “Take Me Home.” For Sargent, who grew up as one of seven children adopted by her parents alongside four biological children, the…
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A first-of-its-kind financial institution specifically built from the ground up to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities nationwide and those who support them is currently in the works, promising to bridge a longstanding gap in economic inclusion. Slated to open next year, the forthcoming institution will be known as the Artichoke Credit Union.…
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The ambitious program is known as Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency, or SPECTRA. According to federal officials, the initiative will bring together a vast array of biological, clinical, behavioral, and real-world data, synthesizing these disparate information streams with advanced computational models. The ultimate goal of the program is to enable earlier…
