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After facing an uproar for trying to change the way it counts the number of Americans with disabilities, the Census Bureau will meet with advocates concerned about the potential for a severe undercount.

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An early look at new special ed datasets reveals massive inconsistencies in how many kids states are identifying for services, how much is spent on them and whether that funding yields results.

The post Researchers: Higher Special Education Funding Not Tied To Better Outcomes appeared first on Disability Scoop.

With the nation’s primary autism law set to expire, federal lawmakers are inching forward on renewing roughly $2 billion in spending on the developmental disability, but leaving little time to spare.

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Millions more workers will soon qualify for overtime pay and advocates are warning that the changes are likely to further erode the availability of developmental disability services.

The post Overtime Mandate Has Disability Providers Considering Service Cuts, Advocates Say appeared first on Disability Scoop.

Chas Lecy and David Kaetterhenry, who has Down syndrome, became fast friends in elementary school. Now, more than 20 years later, they’re in business together.

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New episodes of a groundbreaking children’s show centering on characters who all have various disabilities are heading to television.

The post HBO’s Max Brings Back Kids’ Show Featuring Characters With Disabilities appeared first on Disability Scoop.

The U.S. Department of Justice is finalizing a new rule aimed at increasing the availability of exam tables, weight scales and other diagnostic equipment that’s accessible to people with disabilities.

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The number of students in special ed has doubled nationally in the last several decades, but fewer people are looking to teach them, likely due to poor pay and difficult conditions.

The post School District Needs 270 Special Educators. How It Plans To Hire Before Classes Start appeared first on Disability Scoop.

In a new book, Donald Trump’s nephew Fred C. Trump III says that the former president told him that people like his son, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, ‘should just die.’

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“Of course” SpongeBob SquarePants is on the spectrum, says the voice actor who’s been behind the character for 25 years. “That’s his superpower.”

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