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L’Oreal Looks To Make Makeup More Accessible

A major beauty brand is debuting a device aimed at ensuring that individuals with disabilities can apply makeup all by themselves. L’Oréal says it has created a handheld smart makeup applicator that can help people…

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IRS Increases Limits for ABLE Accounts

People with disabilities can save more money without jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits thanks to a change in tax rules for the new year. Starting this month, the federal gift tax exclusion increases from $16,000…

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New Research at CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Among physicians who see at least one adult patient with significant intellectual disability (ID) in an average month, close to 75% of those surveyed report usually or always communicating with someone other than the patient…

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Input Wanted on Improvement for IDEA Scorecards

Every year the U.S. Department of Education evaluates how well each state is meeting its obligations to students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Now, the agency is seeking feedback as it…

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What To Know About Public Benefits

Public benefits are often a key part of a financial plan for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Public benefits are services, benefits, or financial payments from the government for people who are eligible…

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