…Color Communication Badges Summary Color Communication Badges are an accommodation to support social interaction for people with a variety of disabilities and communication needs. Color communication badges were first developed…
…using rules about who can get LTSS that deny any group of people who need it access to it in the community limiting services in the community by limiting how…
…the community,” they are in big groups and have limited opportunities to interact with people outside of the group. “Work Activity Programs,” which are set in sheltered workshops, are also…
…we need to live safely in our communities. Home- and community-based services (HCBS) funding has a direct impact on the disability community throughout the entire country—the Senate must not negotiate…
…opportunity to comment on Pennsylvania’s 1115 Demonstration Application. These comments are presented on behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization…
…Lydia X. Z. Brown, lydia@autistichoya.com IDAHO Moscow, ID Tina Baldwin, christina.ann.baldwin@gmail.com ILLINOIS Chicago, IL Amaranthe Zinzani, arzinzani90@gmail.com KANSAS Valley Center, KS Sabrina Percival, silver47protons@gmail.com MAINE Portland, ME Maine Autism Collective,…
…communication, including speech sign language, written communication, behavior as communication, and AAC) devices. There is a robust body of research showing that AAC is highly effective for individuals with disabilities…
…communicate with their families and communities. New modes of alternative communication and augmentive communication that take advantage of autistic individuals’ processing strengths and state-of-the-art technology should be pursued. Interventions other…
…people who died had measles, a claim that the top health official for Samoa has called “a complete lie.” RFK Jr. has also made false claims about COVID-19 vaccine trials…
…the IDD community is to ensure information is communicated in a cognitively accessible manner. However, existing research into the best practices to ensure cognitive accessibility of communications has been limited. …
