EPA Bans All Food Uses For Pesticide Linked To Developmental Issues

 The EPA will stop farmers from using a pesticide on strawberries, apples, broccoli and all other foods that's been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children.   Read More >

Advocates: COVID-19 Relief Leaves Out People With Disabilities

 With a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, Congress yet again denied stimulus payments to some people with disabilities and failed to offer funding for home- and community-based services. Read More >

Stimulus Plan Falls Short For People With Disabilities, Advocates Say

A $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan signed by President Donald Trump offers some benefits to people with disabilities, advocates say, but may also prompt unprecedented changes to IDEA. Read More >

People With Disabilities Increasingly Holding Elected Office

More individuals with disabilities are becoming elected officials across the country, according to a recent study, though they remain underrepresented. Read More;

Feds Working To Expand Transportation For Those With Special Needs

Government officials say they're dramatically increasing their investment in improving transportation options for people with disabilities with a new multimillion-dollar initiative. Read More >

Recent Natural Disasters Trigger Complaints From Disability Groups

Advocates say that federal emergency response efforts are failing to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities, including by sending them unnecessarily to nursing homes. Read More ;