Developmental Disability News with a Focus on NYS

More News Feb. 21, 2025

February 21, 2025
The Boost News

Senate adopts $340 billion budget blueprint for Trump’s agenda after marathon ‘vote-a-rama’ (NBCnews.com)

Trump Rebuffs Senate G.O.P. and Backs House Budget Plan (Nytimes.com)

As Governors Meet in D.C., Possible Federal Medicaid Cuts Loom as Big State Funding Issue (kff.org)

NYS Senator Fahy Introduces Consumer Wheelchair Repair Act to End Repair Monopoly (nysenate.gov)

Iowa Medicaid Sends $4M Bills to Two Families Grieving Deaths of Loved Ones With Disabilities (KFF.com)

Tweed New Haven Airport creates Sunflower Program to help passengers with hidden disabilities (fox61.com)

What’s behind the ‘D Word’ billboards around Kalamazoo, Mich.? (mlive.com)

Ohio families of children with disabilities file lawsuit over unannounced home visits (nbc4i.com)

Bill would require special education discussions during Texas school board meetings (tcu360.com)

GOP-led lawsuit that could dismantle disability protections draws public backlash (Stateline.org)

How to Build a Neurodiverse City  (Bloomberg.com)

Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities (The Nation)

Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department (AP)

Opinion: What the Trump Era Looks Like for Disabled Students in K-12 (New York Times)