Michelle Diament
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 24
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Worries Grow That Disability Services Could Become 'Impossible To Access' (opens the original)
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A direct support worker, center, puts on Keith Conley's shoes, while his brother Kristopher moves around their home in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The twin brothers have severe autism, need 24-hour care and have run into many problems finding reliable and quality aides to assist them. (Courtney Hergesheimer/The Columbus Dispatch/TNS) Disability service providers across the nation are turning away new referrals and scaling back programs. And, with massive funding cuts on the horizon, they see no relief i
Trump Administration Gets OK To Scale Back Disability Protections (opens the original)
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington. The agency will remove certain provisions from a 2024 update to regulations related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act under an agreement reached with five states. (Hu Yousong/Xinhua/ZUMA Press/TNS) The federal government will do away with rules requiring that people with disabilities be served in the community under a settlement with a handful of states that advocates say sidesteps decades of precedent. U.S. District
As Medicaid Changes Near, Concerns Mount That People With Disabilities Will Lose Coverage (opens the original)
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Renee Hanania, right, kisses her son, Branden Petro, who has mitochondrial disease. The family was told in 2023 that he was no longer eligible for Medicaid, meaning they would lose the services of licensed practical nurse Pamela Mason, left. Forthcoming changes to Medicaid have disability advocates concerned that people with disabilities could face additional barriers accessing coverage. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) New federal guidance is detailing how more stringent Medicaid eligibility
Governors Line Up Against Bid To Scale Back Community-Based Services (opens the original)
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Erica Bonn carries a favorite painting into her home at Quest Village, an independent-living community for adults with developmental disabilities in Orlando, Fla. Several governors are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to support continued access to community-based services for people with disabilities. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS) Leaders of 18 states are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to abandon efforts to weaken the rights of people with disabilities to access services in
Nation's Special Ed Chief Abruptly Resigns As Education Department Transfers Get Underway (opens the original)
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The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. (Anne Meadows/Flickr) The U.S. Department of Education’s top special education official unexpectedly resigned just as the agency is putting plans in motion to outsource many responsibilities related to supporting students with disabilities. Kelly Rogers, acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, or OSERS, told staffers Wednesday that she will be leaving the department Friday. The annou
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