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People with disabilities ask NC legislators for funding to support community living
April 29, 2026
April 29, 2026: Article published by NC Newsline
By: Lynn Bonner
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families stressed to North Carolina legislators the importance of helping the thousands of people waiting for assistance through Medicaid.
More than 20,000 peo…
Wilmington mother pushes for disability services in Raleigh
April 29, 2026
April 29, 2026: Article published by WWayTV3
By Kinsey Rothenberger
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington, North Carolina, mother took her push for improved disability services to state lawmakers Wednesday, sharing her family’s experience and calling for changes to better support ch…
Wilmington mom pushes for disability funding
April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026: Article published by WWayTV3
By Kinsey Rothenberger
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington mother is traveling to Raleigh on Wednesday to push lawmakers for more funding for disability services, saying her child and many others are still waiting for care.
“She is a definite li…
NC moves to rein in soaring autism therapy costs amid fraud concerns
April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026: Article Published by NC Health News
By Jaymie Baxley
Meredith McCumbee has seen firsthand the difference applied behavioral analysis therapy, commonly known as ABA, can make in children with autism.
Aaron, her 16-year-old son, was diagnosed with autism and apraxia of speech…
Access to Home-and Community-Based Services for People with Disabilities Leaving Incarceration: Barriers and Policy Priorities
April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026: Article Published by Justice In Aging
By Natalie Kean, Greg Robinson, and Ruby Siegel
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Robert Cunningham, Rodney Dawkins, Otha Gaston, Jeffery Maria, and Chris O’Hara for being part of our study workgroup and sharing their exper…