AI Tools Opening New Doors for Adults With Special Needs
AI-powered tools are helping adults with disabilities achieve greater independence and success in employment, daily living, and community participation.
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11, 2025
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06, 2024
Bryn Poland
2024-11-11T09:59:27-05:00INTRODUCING BRYN POLAND Bryn Poland, Esq., is a partner with Mayo & Poland, PLLC, Baytown, Texas. She focuses her practice on special needs trusts and administration, qualified settlement funds and estate planning I went to law school to become an elder law attorney. When I started working for Pi-Yi, [...]
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25, 2024
Locating Inpatient Mental Health Treatment for People with Disabilities
Seeking inpatient mental health treatment can be daunting, especially when considering the unique needs of individuals with disabilities. Whether the individual is a minor or an adult, understanding the complex legal issues involved in assisting a loved one get the help they need is crucial in making informed decisions.
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08, 2021
Helping Your Special Needs Child with Employment
This post was authored by attorney Tara Anne Pleat, CELA of Wilcenski & Pleat PLLC, Clifton Park, NY. Tara focuses her practice in the areas of special needs estate planning and administration, traditional estate planning and administration, and long-term care planning. She has been a SNA member since 2010. With the pandemic almost in the [...]
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24, 2020
Isolation Tips for Families with Special Needs
2024-12-04T08:58:08-05:00This post was authored by Bryn Poland, Esq., of Mayo & Poland, PLLC, Baytown, Texas. She focuses her practice on special needs trust planning and administration, qualified settlement funds, and estate planning. She is a member of the Special Needs Alliance. Schools and day programs are suspended. Non-essential businesses are told to operate remotely. Families [...]
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20, 2019
Full Funding of the IDEA Critical for Our Children
2024-12-04T09:40:19-05:00By Linda M. Gorczynski, Esq. It's critical that we get increased funding for special education services in order to meet the needs of students with disabilities and achieve compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Attempts have been made to make legislative changes for years, but it hasn't happened. We all need to [...]
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17, 2018
Five Activities to Improve Your Child’s Communication Skills
2024-12-04T10:46:34-05:00By Lisa Orlando, Invo-Progressus Communication is such a fundamental part of who we are that we can take for granted how often we use these skills. Speaking, listening, questioning and responding are all a part of our daily lives. That is why so much emphasis is placed on communication regarding your child with special needs. [...]
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02, 2015
Pairing Advance Directives with Supported Decision-Making
2024-12-10T08:47:11-05:00By Michael A. Kirtland, CELA When a young person reaches the age of 18 (19 or 21 in certain states), they are legally considered an adult. For many it's an exciting threshold, full of promise. Still, they may face medical, financial and educational decisions which could benefit from the advice and assistance of others. Unless [...]
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06, 2015
Ignoring Medicare Set-Asides Puts Coverage at Risk
2024-12-10T09:25:27-05:00By Pi-Yi G. Mayo, CELA & Bryn Poland, Esq. When a personal injury suit is being settled, one often overlooked step is the creation of a "Medicare Set-Aside (MSA)," money earmarked for future injury-related costs that would otherwise be covered by Medicare. The confusion arises because CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has [...]
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28, 2015
Recommended Books for the Special Needs Community
2024-12-12T11:34:22-05:00As lawyers in elder and disability practices, Special Needs Alliance members have many experiences that feed our empathy and understanding, but not all of us have parents with dementia or a child with a disability. One thing we have learned, though, over many years of practice, is that if you have seen one child or [...]