June 19, 2026
The Boost News
RFK Jr. Will Oversee Disability Education Policy (Mother Jones)
Isolation & Neglect: Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Bleak Past Under HHS (The 74)
Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system (AP)
Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen. (Chalkbeat)
What will the Justice Department OCR agreement mean for schools? (K-12 Dive)
The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school (AP)
Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Retracted (MedPage Today)
White House autism announcement triggers surge in online searches for leucovorin, Tylenol (CIDRAP/Univ. of Minnesota)
U.S. Sues N.Y. State Over Troubled $11 Billion Home Health Care Program (The New York Times)
In NY, parents of disabled kids fault state for closing Jowonio School, which they saw as a godsend (syracuse.com)
Alabama Medicaid adds new requirement for autism-related ABA referrals starting July 1 (WSFA.com)
Colorado may tighten the rules for specialized facility schools serving students with intense needs (Chalkbeat)
Illinois establishes Department of Disability Advocacy and Guardianship (Our Quad Cities)
Indiana pauses autism therapy provider signups for at least six months (Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Kansas drops out of lawsuit targeting senior and disability rights (News from the States)
NC lawmakers seek tighter rules for autism therapy in push to eliminate Medicaid fraud (NC Newsline)
Airlines must train staff to better assist disabled travelers (USA Today)