disabilities

Alice Wong was a writer, an editor, and one of the country’s most influential disability-rights activists. She died in San Francisco on November 14th at the age of 51.

People with disabilities could face significant cuts to therapy services if Indiana’s proposed changes to Medicaid waivers are approved.

Indiana has proposed changes to Medicaid waivers that provide home- and community-based services — including a significant cap on certain therapy services. Advocates and providers said the proposal from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration would harm people with disabilities and isolate them from their communities.

Disability rights advocates said Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie's "profound brain damage" should spare him from execution.

People with disabilities have consistently had to overcome additional barriers in order to obtain affordable and accessible housing through the Indianapolis Housing Agency.

The new Blue Envelope initiative has launched in Marion County and will support people with disabilities during interactions with law enforcement.

Home Repairs for Good, formerly known as NeighborLink Indianapolis, is a nonprofit that helps seniors make home repairs.

A change to Indiana's law governing the alternate diploma will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. The change will affect school districts throughout the state, but it will have the biggest impact in some of the states smallest schools.

Legislation heading to the governor's desk will expand several state education programs and increase funding for some students. Indiana's Education Scholarship Account program will open up to the siblings of students who have disabilities, and students utilizing Career Scholarship Account funds could use that money to pay for driving instruction.

More than 1,600 children with disabilities would be impacted by the states proposal to change how their caregivers are compensated through Medicaid. The Family and Social Services Administration said the growth of the program is unsustainable.