Friday, February 13, 2009

Economic Stimulus and People with Special Needs

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Many Americans have been following action in Congress on legislation designed to stimulate the economy. CHADD members, donors, and supporter...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Disability: Pride, Acceptance, Power

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On Sunday night, my wife and I attended the first ever Disability Power and Pride Inaugural Ball. The organizers stated that about 1,000 peo...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Living with a Child with a Disability

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by Cynthia A. Smith, MS, CAS, JD On December 16, 2008, I attended a press conference announcing the release of the findings from a research ...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Organizing a Local Town Hall Meeting to Help the State Legislature

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Last week my wife and I attended a town hall meeting in our county organized by three local disability family organizations. The Maryland st...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Think About a Special Needs Trust

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Ever think about how you will provide for your child with special needs once you are no longer around? Over the Thanksgiving weekend, my wif...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Changing Public Policy Where You Live

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CHADD recently collaborated with sister family advocacy organizations demonstrating that you, working with others, can change government pol...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Economic Self-Sufficiency

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My son is now 18 years old and a senior in high school. We are struggling with what happens after high school—work preparation and self-suff...