The Disability Cliff

The Disability Cliff - Democracy Journal

Young adults with intellectual disabilities for the most part now live in houses and apartments in the community, not in institutions as they did in years past.

They fall, in other words, off the cliff. Young adults with intellectual disabilities for the most part now live in houses and apartments in the community, not ...

Don't let my son plunge off the 'disability cliff' when I'm gone

For now, Janet and I are more than happy to have Jamie with us, delighting us and enriching our lives every day. But it takes a village to keep ...

An autistic St. Louis County man hit the disability cliff

Matthew Henke is falling off the disability cliff. That's a phrase advocates for people with developmental disabilities use when those ...

STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE TRANSITION CLIFF

By Dana Yarbrough Parents before me had often mentioned this cliff that they faced when their son or daughter transitioned out of the public ...

"The Disability Cliff" by Samuel R. Bagenstos

We're pretty good about caring for our disabled citizens—as long as they're children. It's time to put equal thought into their adulthoods.

Conquering the Cliff for Adults with Disabilities | Paulina Paras, MBA ...

When Americans with developmental disabilities reach age 21, they face the “Cliff” — a sharp drop-off in resources, funding, and support.

The Disability Cliff, article by Samuel R. Bagenstos

An excerpt: “The cliff is a human tragedy and a fiscal drag. More importantly, it represents this nation's betrayal of its promise of ...

Falling Off the Cliff, Part 1: Lack of solutions for adults with ...

Decades after the state closed notorious institutions that warehoused people with disabilities, we still have a crisis in care.

Navigating the Benefits Cliff: The Challenges of Working While ...

This creates a benefits cliff, which puts employees with disabilities in a very difficult situation and traps the individual in a cycle of ...

Facing the “Services Cliff” with Care and Compassion

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities : strategies for occupational therapy. Bagenstoa, S.R. (2015). The disability cliff ...

77. The Disability Cliff and Adult Services in the US, with Cammie ...

... disabilities and their families in Hadley, Massachusetts. In today's conversation, we discuss: - The “Disability Cliff” for autistic adults ...

Stepping Away From the Benefits Cliff: Policy Strategies to Support ...

The Rockefeller Institute's earlier report, Navigating the Benefits Cliff: The Role of Benefit Eligibility in the Decision to Work and More for ...

FALLING OFF THE DISABILITY CLIFF | Leahy Life Plan

DISABILITY CLIFF. Disability Life Planning by Michele A. Leahy, MS, CPWIC. You've dedicated hours of your life to evaluations, therapy sessions, and IEP.

Two states show new ways to reduce impact of benefits cliff

Chronic conditions can be expensive to care for without full health insurance coverage. People with disabilities may have a more limited range ...

Disability policies experienced by transition work stakeholders ... - SSA

From High School to the Cliff: Disability policies experienced by transition work stakeholders in. Chicago. Final Report: ARDRAW small grant proposal. Tonie ...

falling off a cliff - developmental disability in New Jersey

Organization providing services and supports for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Our Family Faces a Different Kind of Cliff Right Now - Grown & Flown

School services for people on the autism spectrum end at 21. Parents must then schedule and pay for the small corners of their young adults' ...

'The Cliff' Between My Son With a Disability and Community Inclusion

“The Cliff” is the mental image associated with the transition that a person with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) will ...

What Does It Mean to "Fall off the Cliff?" - A Great Leap

Parents often describe the time after a student finishes with high school school as “falling off the cliff.” What do they mean by that? Every ...