Shelter disabled? Parents fume

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They said workers at Indiana's Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services have told parents that's one option they have when families can no longer care for children at home and haven't received Medicaid waivers that pay for services that help... – Indiana's budget crunch has become so severe that some state workers have suggested leaving people with severe disabilities at homeless shelters if they can't be cared for at home, parents and advocates said. Marcus Barlow, a spokesman for the Family and Social Services Administration, the umbrella agency that includes the bureau, said suggesting homeless shelters is not the agency's policy and that workers who did so would be disciplined....

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What rights do disabled parents have to support under UK legislation?

Nov 14, 2008 by Faith C | Posted in Law & Ethics

Can anyone tell me any specific pieces of legislation in the UK that give disabled parents rights to support looking after their children?

A: Depends and what you mean by rights ?
mostly same rights as adults have which
is very little.
They have the right to hospital care.
If the disability is bad enough you cane
claim care allowance plus mobility allowance

Disabled parents?

Jul 12, 2007 by anthonysmama1 | Posted in People with Disabilities

how many of you the disabled are raising children or just had a baby. if you can give your type of disabilty(s). and the age(s) of your babys/children . and are they disabled?

im 24 have neurofibromatosis (nf) and i have one baby who is

A: I have three disabilites only two of them affected how I rasie my children. I have a congenital dislocation of my left hip with resulting hip and spinal arthritis. I use crutches to walk and to stand for any lenght of time. I also have a psychatirc disablity

Can children of disabled parents get scholarships for college?

Jan 03, 2007 by Terissa R | Posted in Financial Aid

I am disabled (multiple sclerosis) and make very little money. My husband is a social worker and makes crap money, too. We have a brilliant little son and would love to see him attend a good university, but it just seems so out of reach! Do they have

A: There are scholarships for many different reasons out there including wearing duct tape to the prom. However, there are thousands of scholarships out there and places to locate financial aid for college. All sources are free.

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