Special Needs News

The partial government shutdown poses numerous threats to people with disabilities, but the most immediate impact is on those who rely on the federal government for help paying their rent. 

Although homeownership can be empowering for someone with disabilities, purchasing the home through a special needs trust may be in the beneficiary’s best interests.

A virus outbreak at a New Jersey nursing home that killed 11 children has focused attention on state and federal enforcement of basic health and sanitary standards at facilities, particularly those with ventilator-dependent children.

Trusts where the funds of many people with special needs are “pooled” may be a better option for some people than the conventional special needs trust, depending on the circumstances.

New bills released in the House and Senate to curb dangerous restraint and seclusion practices in schools.

A lawsuit settlement must protect the injured person's long-term financial interests, health and quality of life.  Here are five key questions that should be answered before settling a personal injury claim.

A new report suggests that many people with disabilities will unfairly lose Medicaid coverage as a result of a new requirement in some states that Medicaid recipients work for their benefits.  

The consumer finance website WalletHub presents its latest annual “Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities” report.

If you have funds in an IRA that will be distributed to a special needs trust upon your death, it is usually best to stretch these distributions out over as long a period as possible for income tax purposes.

As the midterm elections approach, disability rights advocates are increasingly concerned about whether all eligible voters with disabilities will, in fact, have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.