Special Needs News

A good special needs plan involves many key players, including a guardian, a health care proxy, an executor, a trustee and possibly a trust protector.  It’s a good idea to review these [...]

Dental care rarely gets attention as a disability rights issue, but numerous people with disabilities suffer from inadequate and inaccessible dental care.  There are signs this may be changing.

The government is considering changing its inflation calculation in a way that could mean that millions of children, seniors and people with disabilities losing access to vital programs, and [...]

The choice of trustee is one of the most important decisions you’ll make regarding your special needs trust.  Here are five questions to keep in mind when considering who will serve in this [...]

If you are thinking about moving to another state with your child, or if your child has grown up and is moving to another state, provisions in your child's special needs trust may no longer be [...]

Many parents have their retirement savings socked away in 401(k)s and IRAs.  There are ways for beneficiaries to avoid paying taxes on the funds prematurely, but when a beneficiary has special [...]

Many physicians appear to be woefully uneducated about their legal obligations to accommodate people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to a new survey.

A new law expands the federal government's responsibilities to accommodate people with disabilities in natural disaster and emergency preparedness planning. 

Only a small fraction of those eligible for new savings accounts for people with disabilities are using them, according to disability advocates. 

Social Security offers two distinctly separate disability benefit programs with different purposes, eligibility requirements, and benefit levels.