by Annette Hines | Nov 26, 2019 | Advocacy, General Interest, Parenting
For most families, the journey of taking care of a family member with special needs is “a marathon, not a sprint”. The emphasis must be on taking care of yourself and your family in order to take on the long-term role of advocate. Don’t...
by Annette Hines | Aug 23, 2019 | Education, General Interest
The end of August is approaching and in the Northeast our children go back to school right before Labor Day. Some children with special needs attend separate private day schools and they generally head back to school after Labor Day. If your child attends school in a...
by Annette Hines | 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 Annette Hines | 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 Annette Hines | 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 Annette Hines | 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...
