Intellectual and Developmental Disability News

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

JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort

WATCH: Vance and Oz announce numerous moves on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, focusing on Democratic-run states

Ohio introduces new Medicaid fraud prevention initiatives (Spectrum News 1)

OPINION: Republicans Push “Waste and Fraud” Narrative Again to Gut the Social Safety Net (Truthout.org)

Ed Department to release $144M for special education, early intervention (K-12 Dive)

Wealthy Students More Likely to Get Disability Accommodations, Study Finds (The 74)

Why emotional disturbance, a special ed category, is a double-edged sword for students (NPR)

Antidepressants in Pregnancy: What a New Study Found (MedPage Today)

Azithromycin use in late pregnancy may pose less risk of neurologic issues in babies than other antibiotics (Univ. of Minnesota/CIDRAP)

This high Schooler Developed an A.I. Tool to Diagnose Autism and ADHD Using the Retina (Smithsonian)

AMA announces educational video series on caring for people with disabilities (HME News)

Native kids with disabilities held in wooden boxes in upstate NY school district. Reforms are coming (NPR)

The Grand Tradition of Suing for School Tuition (New York Magazine)

Nebraska demands proof, but shared living provider says 400 pages weren’t enough to keep patient’s funding tier (1011now.com)

In Texas, Houston Independent School District is under federal investigation over plans to restructure special ed services (Houston Public Radio)

Deal to cut taxes, boost special ed funds, dies in Wisconsin Senate (WPR.org)

This app lets kids with disabilities use devices with their minds. Now anyone can download it (CBC Radio)

Autism and health (Autism Speaks)