Eight-year-old Rico Garcia is one of thousands of Nevada children with profound autism that requires 24/7 care. The state has ...
Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...
July is Disability Awareness Month and I thought it appropriate to discuss a pivotal piece of legislation that impacted all people with disabilities, and our society at large. The Americans with ...
As a father of a daughter with profound disabilities, my 14-year journey has encompassed agonizing isolation, relentless defeat, and overwhelming uncertainty. Firsthand, I’ve experienced that fathers ...
Child support past 18 is usually seen in cases where the child has special needs or is disabled. Apart from cases where obvious or profound disabilities can be seen to exist, the issue of a child's ...
Audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities are often underserved by the arts, and this tour is about changing ...
DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, PETE. WELL, THOSE IN THE METRO GATHERED AT THE COMMON SENSES FESTIVAL TO SEE. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. SENSORIUM X IS A NEW OPERA WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR FUTURE ARTISTS WITH ...