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The Best Developmental Disability Podcasts for Learning, Venting and Sharing

The Boost’s Best Podcasts list is a way to discover the conversations and people who know exactly what parents, caregivers and self-advocates are going through. Ranging from let-it-all-out takes on raising children with disabilities to what an inclusive education can actually look like, there’s sure to be a podcast you’ll enjoy. If you know of […]

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NEWS ROUNDUP

ANCOR Issues Response to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Concerning Remarks About Home- and Community-Based Services (ANCOR)

What RFK Jr. said to Congress shows he doesn’t understand disability policy (ASAN)

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families (ProPublica)

OPINION: My son is a disabled adult. The Trump White House has him in its sights (MS Now)

CMS Unveils Proposed 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set: What It Means For Home Care Providers (Home Health Care News)

Potential national implications loom as judge sends New Hampshire Medicaid HCBS case to trial (McKnights Senior Living)

Education Secretary Says Department Still Working To Offload Special Ed  Disability Scoop/paywall)

As deadline looms, $289 million in federal education research funding may go unspent (Hechinger Report)

Education Department finalizes rule tightening federal student lending (Higher Ed Dive)

Kennedy’s US advisory board puts focus on ‘profound autism’, improved medical care (Reuters)

New focus on autism fuels debate over splitting the spectrum (PBS)

Here’s what the autism spectrum really looks like (Scientific American)

FDA May Finally Make It Illegal to Shock Autistic Kids as Punishment (Mother Jones)

CDPAP home care workers in New York say new healthcare plan is unaffordable, high costs and limited coverage (WHEC.com)

The Autism Mom Who Turned Miami-Dade Into a Neuroinclusion Model (Miami’s Community Newspaper)

Federal agents, Minnesota investigators raid 5 Twin Cities autism centers as part of fraud probe (CBS News)

Troubled N.J. school district says it may lay off 162 teachers’ aides (NJ.com)

NC moves to rein in soaring autism therapy costs amid fraud concerns (NC Health News)

For Texans with disabilities, voting can take weeks — or be out of reach (Texas Public Radio)