BackgroundFor decades, people with disabilities have been subjected to aversive shock devices for behavior modification. The only institution that uses such devices is the Massachusetts Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC).All behavior is communication. The medical community...

​​The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Full Act (HR 5984/ S 3213) provides a glide path to fully fund IDEA. IDEA authorizes covering 40 percent of the additional cost States pay associated with special education. In fiscal year 2022, only 13.3% of the...

Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Collins (R-ME) introduced the Autism Family Caregivers Act, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder...

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People with Autism leverage the services of direct support professionals (DSPs) in order to live and work in their homes and communities. However, low wages due to stagnant reimbursement rates have led to high turnover and vacancy rates in the DSP workforce. The loss of...

The United States Congress may soon consider the ABLE Age Adjustment Act. The ABLE Age Adjustment Act will expand the number of individuals with disabilities eligible to open ABLE accounts. Under the current law, only individuals with an age onset of disability prior to...

It is critical that Congress fully funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is time for Congress to get onto a glidepath and begin to fulfill the commitment made to states in 1975, when the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act became law,...

The bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 4102) would raise asset limits under SSI to $10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for married couples. Currently, under SSI, individuals can only have $2,000 in assets and married couples are limited to $3,000. It is...

The bipartisan Transformation to Competitive Employment Act was reintroduced in the Senate on November 17 by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT). Earlier in the year, this bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Cathy...

The Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA) has been introduced in both the House and Senate by Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Donald McEachin (D-VA), and Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Patty Murray (D-WA). This bill would make it illegal for any...

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is preparing to introduce the third bill of the LEAD Initiative. This initiative will help bring about racial justice and address the high incidence rate of police violence involving people with autism and other disabilities. The LEAD Initiative...