by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Nov 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Persons living with a disability have the right to engage in full-time, part-time work, or self-employment. In doing so, they should be able to be paid minimum wage and be part of an environment that has both disabled and non-disabled persons working together, with...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Nov 22, 2022 | News
As the Carpenters sang many years ago, “Loneliness is such a sad affair.” In 2022, over two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned much more about the effects of isolation…meaning loneliness makes life much harder. A recent...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Nov 10, 2022 | News
Lois Curtis – known as “L.C.” in a historic disability rights case — has died. She passed away from cancer at her home in November 2022 at age 55. Curtis, who had intellectual and psychiatric impairments, was institutionalized from her teenage years into her early...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Nov 10, 2022 | News
The guardianship of an adult, in which a judge appoints an individual to make choices for a person over 18, is appropriate when the adult lacks capacity. Capacity is a general legal term that refers to a person’s cognitive ability. For instance, when people lack...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Nov 4, 2022 | News
From difficulties securing transportation for medical appointments to encountering inaccessible health care websites, people with various disabilities encounter barriers to basic health care on a regular basis. Some doctors are only making these disparities...
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