Michelle Diament

Medicaid Changes Will Push People With Disabilities Off Program, Advocates Warn The Trump administration is unveiling long-awaited details about how new, more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules will be applied and raising fresh concerns about implicatio... See more

How Much Do Schools Spend On Special Education? Feds Aim To Find Out For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilitie... See more

Supreme Court Punts On Deciding How Intellectual Disability Is Defined Months after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that advocates said could have major implications for intellectual disability and how it is defined, the justices said nev... See more

States Ask Federal Court To Strike Disability Protections A multi-state lawsuit challenging the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the community is barreling forward even as some states are calling it quits. Indiana and Sout... See more

Ed Department Unleashes $144 Million For Special Education The Trump administration will send millions more to states to support students with disabilities — in some cases allowing Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds to assist children befor... See more