…and that stigma kills. ASAN was active in providing media outlets with accurate information, stemming backlash, and mourning the victims from Newtown. Follow-Up on the House Committee Hearing on Autism…
…people undercover to check them. Managed care organizations will also have to publish information about provider wait times and quality measures where patients can find this information. The patients can…
…that can be fraught with speculation, mistaken stereotypes, and assumptions about the quality of life and lifespan of people with disabilities. Reasonable Modifications Required: Tennessee’s Guidance now requires hospitals to…
…the code has no definition that would differentiate wandering as a medical symptom from behavior of individuals who simply wish to move from one place to another for any number…
…good at moving if the movement is triggered by something outside of me. It means being unable to recognize or differentiate objects. And most of all it means experiencing the…
…a network of providers of autism services in the state and when to use out of state providers, and how to determine when a particular benefit is “medically necessary.” ASAN…
…the federal definition of a Medically Underserved Population, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have access to better quality health care and better quality of life. For more information,…
…benefit from separate placements, most notably those with medically fragile conditions. No one denies that placements should be available for those students. Yet, with one of the buildings these two…
…deaths of eleven children last fall at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, an institution for medically fragile children. As new reports continue to emerge, we are disturbed by…
…to care for disabled and medically fragile children at home; and to ensure that survivors of the Wanaque outbreak receive the support they need to live safely in their communities….
