by kids1stadvocac | Dec 9, 2025 | State
KQED Sleep is a rare commodity at Lindsay Crain’s house. Most nights, she and her husband are up dozens of times, tending to their daughter’s seizures. The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes, and kicks — sometimes for hours. But these days, that’s not the only...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 18, 2025 | State
Cal Matters When my daughter’s development stalled and then regressed, her bright personality dimmed. Doctors said to wait. But as a clinician I suspected she needed urgent help — the kind that Early Start, California’s early intervention program, provides....
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | Federal
Last week, Ranking Member Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), House Education and Workforce Committee, released a new report: Living Independently, Participating Fully: Defending Against the Trump Administration’s Attacks on People with Disabilities. The...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 19, 2025 | State
Ohio Capital Journal Ryin’s therapies, tablet, and the TouchChat program are all funded by Medicaid — and examples of how the government program, a major source of health care for low-income families, also supports children’s ability to learn and do well in school....
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | Federal
The Washington Post Special-education advocates and some public school districts are bracing for potential budget constraints as they prepare for the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts the president signed into law last month. The billions that public schools get each year...
