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The Best Developmental Disability Podcasts for Learning, Venting and Sharing

The Boost’s Best Podcasts list is a way to discover the conversations and people who know exactly what parents, caregivers and self-advocates are going through. Ranging from let-it-all-out takes on raising children with disabilities to what an inclusive education can actually look like, there’s sure to be a podcast you’ll enjoy. If you know of […]

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NEWS ROUNDUP

Special ed enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan (Stateline)

Trump Admin’s Recent Special Ed Layoffs Will Have Major Long-Term Impacts (CAP)

Trump Admin’s Latest Staffing Cuts at the Dept. of Ed Threaten Children’s Success Across the Country  (CAP)

The Slow Death of Special Ed  (The Atlantic)

Trump admin appeals order to pay full November SNAP food benefits (USA Today)

SNAP Cuts Disproportionately Hurt People with Disabilities (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know.  (KFF Health News)

Heightened AI use in special education brings elevated risks (K-12 Dive)

Lawmakers: N.Y. must modernize disability housing policies  (Spectrum Local News)

New substance use treatment program in Minnesota is designed for people with autism (Minn Post)

‘I thought it was fake’: Arizona Autism staffer didn’t believe company email announcing termination (12 News)

Oregon schools boost graduation rates for students with disabilities (KEZI.com)

Strategies and Innovations in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (National Academy for State Health Policy)

New State-by-State Data Expose the Crushing Financial Strain of Family Caregiving (AARP)

Report: Most Housing Discrimination Complaints Were Disability Related (Weekly Real Estate News)

A Michigan town creates neuro-inclusive neighborhoods for people of all abilities (WXYZ.com)

Viscardi Center in Long Island, N.Y., cuts ribbon on nation’s only Museum of Disability History (Long Island Press)

Queens special ed teacher builds student confidence with help from some unlikely friends  (CBS News)