Developmental Disability News with a Focus on NYS

Disability News March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025
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Deadline for NY home care program transition delayed a month (Times Union)

Op-ed: A workforce in crisis: It’s time for New York to step up (Bronx Times)

Lawmakers, advocates and contractors beg Hochul to delay April 1 CDPAP deadline  (City & State)

As CDPAP deadline nears, calls for an extension grow (NY State of Politics)

New York advocates, lawmakers make last-ditch effort to delay home care transition (Spectrum Local News)

Editorial: Save money on Medicaid home care: Hochul’s plan is the right move (Daily News)

High school students with autism gain college mentors in NYC program (K12 Dive)

Parents respond to Ohio state senator’s ‘harmful’ comments about students with disabilities (Cincinnati Enquirer)

NJ advances bill to improve school bus safety for students with disabilities (Northjersey.com)

This College in NJ Offers Free Programs for Students with I/DD (NJ Family)

Florida Senate passes comprehensive bill on autism, with a goal to understand its prevalence (Health News Florida)

How Washington state is reducing restraint and seclusion in schools (K12dive.com)

Minnesota cuts back employment services for people with disabilities  (Star Tribune)

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department (CNN)

Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division (ProPublica)

Analysis: Debunked myths that vaccines cause autism are increasing stigma (The Guardian)

Private equity firms consolidating homes for disabled  (Washington Post)

8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective (NPR)

A celebration of artists with intellectual disabilities in Italy (Euro News)

Surf therapy for children with disabilities: how it’s changing lives in South Africa (The Conversation)