Posts Tagged people with disabilities

From left to right: ADAPT's Tim Sullivan, Mike Ervin and Rahnee Patrick taping a letter to Rep. John Boehner's door (photo courtesy of ADAPT).

Disability advocates take to Capitol Hill, demand rejection of Ryan budget plan

By | 05.02.11 | 4:02 pm

UPDATED: 6:37 p.m. EST
Advocates for people with disabilities flooded the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Monday to protest the GOP 2012 budget proposal (PDF), authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), which includes approximately 35 percent in funding cuts to Medicaid and a complete overhaul of the program More…

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Texas Medicaid home care recipients stand to lose in 2012 budget battle

By | 03.21.11 | 1:17 pm

Though Texas Gov. Rick Perry finally agreed last week to help plug the state’s current $4.3 billion budget hole with “rainy day” funds, the governor has still left many Republicans, Democrats and constituents unsatisfied, as the Texas Tribune More…reports, for refusing to OK applying those funds to next year’s budget,

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Report: Special-needs students 2 to 3 times more likely to be bullied than able-bodied kids

By | 03.17.11 | 11:31 am

Special-needs students are more likely than other students to be bullied in school, according to a recent report published by AbilityPath.org, an online community for professionals and parents of children with special needs. More …