Month: February 2024
I often get asked about insurance policies when I speak about planning for a child with a disability. There is a lot that is confusing about helping your developmentally disabled child apply for SSI at age 18. Since you need to ensure the protection (exclusion as a resource) of all assets and resources in your child’s name by age 15, it is important to understand how a policy could affect the application for SSI. The
Parents often think of Assistive Technology (AT) as high-tech devices. Communication boards that can be controlled with eye gaze are used by students who cannot speak and might not have functional use of their limbs. Or an app that reads text to students on the computer. But, while not as exciting, it can also be modified scissors so the student can take part in class activities. It could be a graphic organizer to help the