Developmental Disability News with a Focus on NYS

More news May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025
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First-of-its-kind smart home for people with disabilities and autism now on Long Island (CBS News)

NY School Worker Indicted For Submerging Autistic Children In Pool: DA (Patch)

Opinion: For millions of Americans with disabilities like me, Medicaid means freedom (Long Island Press)

Abuse, neglect documented in NJ’s group homes (NJ Spotlight News)

California agrees to include religious schools as special ed placements (K12 Dive)

Idaho parental disability caregiver program to end, following federal approval (News from the States)

Fla. Gov. DeSantis signs autism package (Florida Phoenix)

New law protects Coloradans with disabilities and their right to live, receive care at home (Denver 7)

Pennsylvania Congressman Perry sends stunning letter to a mother who advocated for her disabled son (The Keystone)

The Medicaid Problem Nobody Is Talking About (Governing)

How the GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts could affect millions of family caregivers (PBS)

Uninformed comments on autism are resonant of dangerous ideas about eugenics (The Conversation)

No Sex Differences in Autistic Toddlers at Time of First Diagnosis, Study Finds (today.ucsd.edu)

JetBlue Was Named No. 1 for Wheelchair Accessibility in 2025 (Travel & Leisure)