…already 27 years old! Ignores the fact that the ADA is the most important civil rights law for people with disabilities. Ignores the extensive, free educational resources already available today…
…devices for behavior modification. The announcement came last week and the proposed rule will be open for public comments until May 28, 2024. We need everyone to submit comments telling…
…general-use device for the purposes of AAC when an assistive program or app allowing the use of AAC is installed.” This would codify AAC app users’ communication access in school….
…“speech-only” approaches to language than use a method that works but doesn’t fit their model. These approaches echo movements to stamp out sign language in Deaf children and force them…
…remarks that Jude’s mother has not shown any remorse in the five years since Jude’s death. In fact, in the last week of her trial, she appeared on national television…
…self-advocates have a voice in government. We are keeping those things, thank you very much. A life’s work of just defending those gains against ceaseless attacks would be enough. It…
January 23, 2024 Xavier Becerra Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert Califf Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Samuel Bagenstos General Counsel U.S. Department of Health and…
…connection to the disability community and are thus ready to follow the lead of those who know it well. It’s called the “Hidden Army” approach, and I know some of…
…electric skin shock and toward the use of positive behavioral support and, where appropriate, medication or other pharmacological interventions.16Id at 24403. Positive behavioral supports encompass a wide range of approaches,…
…in the budget approval process. This letter was cosigned by statewide, national and worldwide disability rights organizations including the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts and Disability Rights International, which oppose…
