News from the Minnesota Department of Human Services: There is a new look and a new navigational feel to the Minnesota Autism Resource Portal. The redesigned site will better equip… read more →
LRHP attorney Laurie Hanson has been named as a member of the 2019-20 Board of Directors of the Special Needs Alliance. The SNA is a national organization comprising attorneys committed… read more →
Via the United Nations: Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres… read more →
A reminder from the federal Food and Drug Administration: One thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure for autism. So, products or treatments… read more →
Via Spectrum: Nearly half of adults with autism live with a family member and about one in five is unemployed, according to a new analysis. Only 5 percent have ever… read more →
The 23rd Annual Minnesota Autism Conference will be held April 25-28, 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis – Park Place. During the conference, experts, educators, therapists, direct support… read more →
Important informaton from the federal Food and Drug Administration about false treatment claims concerning autism: One thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure… read more →
Via Disability Scoop: New research suggests that a quick questionnaire may be highly accurate at flagging children for autism. In 88 percent of cases, the so-called Psychological Development Questionnaire, or… read more →
This case summary was prepared by LRHP intern Eleanor Richardson. In the recent case of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District the U.S. Supreme Court held that a school… read more →
In Minnesota, 50 percent of people with intellectual disabilities and 40 percent of people with physical disabilities who are unemployed, want to work, according to recent surveys. This year Gov.… read more →