Special Needs News

An independent watchdog agency will be launching an investigation after more than 100 individuals who were mistakenly issued disability benefits ended up facing unprecedented fines from a [...]

Medicaid’s Home and Community-Based Services program will not include housing that imposes restrictions on residents.

Before Julie Beckett took action, many children with disabilities nationwide were required to live in institutional settings; receiving long-term treatment at home often meant losing their [...]

During the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice has entered settlement agreements with a variety of businesses after these businesses were found to have failed in ensuring their websites [...]

In a legal case involving a Floridian teen who was catastrophically injured more than a decade ago and received a settlement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to recover [...]

One of the programs on the cutting edge of community mental health is called "supportive housing," and it incorporates not only housing but social services and medical care as well.

The federal government imposes big disability overpayment bills on recipients when it finds they’ve earned too much, prompting some to leave the workforce, according to a study.

There are government programs to help military veterans’ children with special needs — the trick is to find them.

In a decision that has dismayed disability rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court has determined that emotional distress is not sufficient to sue for discrimination under federal civil [...]

You can qualify for Medicaid long-term care coverage and still set money aside to support your loved ones with disabilities.