by Special Needs Law Group | Feb 5, 2019 | General Interest
I ran across an article yesterday that, as a lawyer, I found particularly compelling. A young woman with autism is about to graduate from the highly ranked Marshall–Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Perhaps most of our special needs kids aren’t...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 28, 2019 | Current Affairs, Special Needs Planning
On Friday, January 25, 2019, the President signed into law the IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7217), which among other things extends the Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) program for three months. Three months may not seem like much, but here is the larger story. Since...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 23, 2019 | General Interest
New options for video game hardware and software to expand accessibility are on the rise. For example, a student at the University of Central Interactive Entertainment Academy, Aaron Cendan, created a video game controller using buttons rather than a joystick to...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 20, 2019 | General Interest
In Part 1, we talked about two things that can influence how and in whose name it makes sense to save money for college: the Kiddie Tax, and how college need-based financial aid treats assets depending upon who the owner is.In Part 2, we examined 529 Plans more...
by Special Needs Law Group | Jan 19, 2019 | Education, General Interest
In Part 1, we talked about two things that can influence how and in whose name it makes sense to save money for college: the Kiddie Tax, and how college need-based financial aid treats assets depending upon who the owner is.Now in Part 2, we’ll examine 529 Plans more...