PA: Disabilities
Access for all: Making voting easier for Pennsylvanians with disabilities
Disability Voting Rights Week is an annual call to action that occurs during the second week of September. It focuses on advocacy, celebrating …
Acceso para todos: facilitar la votación para residentes de PA con discapacidades
La Semana del Derecho al Voto de las Personas con Discapacidad es un llamado a la acción anual que ocurre durante la segunda semana de septiembre…
Some Terminally Ill PA Patients Seek Medical Aid Across State Lines
Some Pennsylvania patients with long-term chronic illnesses are hoping to make legal headway, allowing them to seek medical aid in dying across state …
Report: PA Special Education Funding Leaves Students Behind
As the number of Pennsylvania students with disabilities rises, a new report says the share of state education funding has declined. Education …
PA Health Officials Want More Funding for Personal-Care Homes
Pennsylvania officials visited a personal-care home in York County on Wednesday to highlight the need for continued investment in the state's long-ter…
PA Groups Back Expanding Medicare to 'Treat the Whole Person'
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa, has introduced legislation to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, hearing and vision care…
Report: PA “Shortchanges” Students with Disabilities
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A new report shows state spending on special education has remained almost unchanged for a decade, leaving school districts to …
Bill Supports Ballot Access for People with Disabilities
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill has been introduced in Congress to expand …
Teachers Urge Caution and Support to Reopen PA Schools
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania schools are scheduled to reopen on August 17, but teachers are concerned the planning and funding needed to reopen …
Education Rights Still in Force During Pandemic
PHILADELPHIA - A new series of fliers is available to help inform parents and children about their rights to educational services while schools are cl…
Helping Family Caregivers Cope with Social Distancing
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- With social distancing taking hold across Pennsylvania, family caregivers and those they care for can find help to stay safe and …
More Funding Urged for Students with Disabilities
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf has received a request for $100 million more for students with disabilities. More than 40 organizations and …