developmental disabilities

In a decade-long battle about kids with complex medical needs receiving care in nursing homes, the state describes a key part of the ruling as an “arbitrary and unachievable” goal.

Under the bill, the pilot program will be created in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee and Polk counties.

The bill comes after long-running concerns about people with developmental disabilities being stuck on a waiting list for services.

The proposal would create a pilot program in Miami-Dade that would provide “comprehensive services” to Medicaid beneficiaries with developmental disabilities.

They're not returning due to low wages, advocates say.

Advocates praised lawmakers' decision to beef up funding for the program, which helps developmentally disabled people select needed services, but worry about a shortage of providers unless there are pay increases, which wasn't part of the budget proposal.

When schools shut down last spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the closures were especially difficult for families of children with disabilities or severe medical conditions. Then came perhaps an even tougher dilemma: what to do when schools reopened in the fall.

Without federal tracking, no one knows how many people in disability group housing have fallen ill or died from the virus. And few states are prioritizing them for vaccination.

Tuesday in Tallahassee was a day for love and awareness. Governor Rick Scott marked the day as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day. Advocates took...

A Senate panel is looking to help Early Steps, which serves infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays -- and which has been...

A bill that would help identify guardians and guardian advocates for children with developmental disabilities aging out of foster care passed its first...

The state Department of Health on Friday backed off a plan to cut millions of dollars from an early-intervention program that serves babies and toddlers…