Are restraints that restrict breathing banned? Are mechanical restraints prohibited? With 10 being the best score, Arizona scored a 4. LivAbility: What surprised you most in your reporting on this story? Vogell: The original tip ended up not being the lede in the story. What surprised me was how easy it was to find other people who had been through experiences that were terrifying, – frankly. This was not a very rare thing that I had come across. It shocked me that this was something that was out there everywhere. Vogell tells her story through the powerful profiles of several individuals, starting with Carson Luke, a boy with autism. Carson was subjected to his school ‘quiet room’ repeatedly. One day, that experience led to fractures of his hand and foot that required hospitalization and surgery. Vogell relates experience through his mother said you can hear Carson’s Heather’s words: “He them do the locks, which is how I know there were says. were times when three,” Luke “There they would put him in there, and he would be screaming. They would say, you shut up, ‘If don’t going to put the fan He hated the we’re on.’ sound.” Read full story: and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Heather Vogell’s “Violent Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their at ProPublica.org. Our taped interview with Vogell is Will” available on our website. 2016 Expected Arizona Legislation Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act By Amina Kruck, VP of Advocacy, Ability360 What is the ABLE Act? Federal legislation which created a new type of savings account specifically for individuals with disabilities, similar to the Section 529 College Savings Plans. What does the ABLE Act establish? Tax-free savings accounts specifically for individuals disabled prior to age 26. It will allow individuals living with disabilities to have more assets than the current $2,000 limit, while maintaining eligibility for government benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Who will be eligible for ABLE Accounts? Individuals diagnosed with the disability before the age of 26.
Are restraints that restrict breathing banned? Are mechanical restraints prohibited? With 10 being the best score, Arizona scored a 4. LivAbility: What surprised you most in your reporting on this story? Vogell: The original tip ended up not being the lede in the story. What surprised me was how easy it was to find other people who had been through experiences that were – terrifying, frankly. This was not a very rare thing that I had come across. It shocked me that this was something that was out there everywhere. Vogell tells her story through the powerful profiles of several individuals, starting with Carson Luke, a boy with autism. Carson was subjected to his school ‘quiet room’ repeatedly. One day, that experience led to fractures of his hand and foot that required hospitalization and surgery. Vogell relates Carson’s experience through his mother Heather’s words: “He said you can hear them do the locks, which is how I know there were three,” Luke says. “There were times when they would put him in there, and he would be screaming. They would say, ‘If you don’t shut up, we’re going to put the fan on.’ He hated the sound.” Read Heather Vogell’s full story: “Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their Will” at ProPublica.org. Our taped interview with Vogell is available on our website. 2016 Expected Arizona Legislation Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act By Amina Kruck, VP of Advocacy, Ability360 What is the ABLE Act? Federal legislation which created a new type of savings account specifically for individuals with disabilities, similar to the Section 529 College Savings Plans. What does the ABLE Act establish? Tax-free savings accounts specifically for individuals disabled prior to age 26. It will allow individuals living with disabilities to have more assets than the current $2,000 limit, while maintaining eligibility for government benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Who will be eligible for ABLE Accounts? Individuals diagnosed with the disability before the age of 26.
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