Michelle Diament

Ed Department Pushing Ahead With Plan To Offload Special Education With a pair of new hires and recent comments, advocates say the Trump administration appears to be actively laying the groundwork to transfer special education out of the U.S. Department o... See more

Medicaid Changes Could Limit Access For People With Disabilities, Advocates Warn As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the changes will mean for people with disabilities. Congr... See more

New Year Brings Big Changes For ABLE Accounts Access to special accounts that allow individuals with disabilities to save without losing out on government benefits will soon expand dramatically and people with the accounts will be able to save more in the... See more

‘R-Word’ Use Surges Following Trump Post After President Donald Trump used the word “retarded” recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. A new report finds that a Thanksgiving post from... See more

Ed Department Recalls Staffers Who Handle Complaints From Students With Disabilities The U.S. Department of Education is bringing back hundreds of staffers to tackle a backlog of civil rights cases — including complaints of disability discrimination in sc... See more