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Autism Act Clears Senate After Last-Minute Deal

Posted by Nathan Charlan on Sep 28 2011

By Michelle Diament, Disability Scoop, September 27, 2011 The U.S. Senate approved an extension of the country’s primary autism legislation late Monday night after a group of Republicans agreed to lift a hold on the bill. The reauthorization of the Combating Autism Act now heads to President Barack Obama’s desk. White House officials say the president plans to sign the measure, which calls for $231 million for each of the next three years to fund everything from autism research to prevalence tracking, training, education, early identification and intervention programs. Despite broad bipartisan support for the autism bill, a group of Republican senators had placed a hold on it, arguing that Congress should not be directly setting the priorities of research dollars in favor of one...

Medicaid Waiver Waiting List Triggers Federal Lawsuit

Posted by Nathan Charlan on Mar 29 2011

By Shaun Heasley March 29, 2011, Disability Scoop A federal class action lawsuit is seeking relief for more than 19,000 Florida residents with developmental disabilities who are on a years-long waiting list for community-based services. The suit, filed last week, alleges that thousands of individuals who are eligible for community-based services through the state’s Medicaid program are instead on a waiting list in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws. “Plaintiffs have been placed on waiting lists for enrollment on the DD Waivers where they languish for years without services thereby placing them at risk of institutionalization and regression of skills and therapies learned from educational programs,” according to the suit filed by Disability Rights Florida, a nonprofit disability rights group that’s representing the residents....

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