Posts for Category: Government Relations

After officials in the last holdout state enacted a new rule, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have mandates that require... Read more »

Dental school students will soon be required to learn how to care for patients with disabilities under new guidelines from an... Read more »

The federal government will be required to do more to consider the needs of people with disabilities when hurricanes, fires and... Read more »

In a growing trend toward inclusion, young adults with disabilities now have more opportunities than ever to live with typically-developing peers... Read more »

Wide geographical disparities exist when it comes to opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live and work in... Read more »

Federal officials have issued long-awaited guidance to help states determine what living arrangements for people with disabilities are considered community-based rather... Read more »

More students with disabilities are being educated alongside their typically-developing peers, according to new federal data.  Nearly 95 percent of kids... Read more »

Lawmakers are pressing ahead with efforts to renew a federal program that helps people with disabilities move from institutions to community-based... Read more »

The parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities are suing the state of Oregon over claims that the children... Read more »

Democrats in Congress introduced a bill known as the Keeping All Students Safe Act last month. The measure would bar seclusion... Read more »