Considerations for People with Disabilities and Their Families

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The American Health Lawyers Association booklet "Considerations for People with Disabilities and Their Families" offers readers information on a variety of important topics for people with disabilities.

The booklet provides the expected overview of IDEA and includes sections on both Part B (School Aged Children Ages 3-21) and Part C (Newborn to 3 Years), plus information on housing, testing, and employment topics such as ADA, the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Sections are also devoted to SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid.

In addition to the most common topics addressed in other publications, "Considerations for People with Disabilities and Their Families" goes a step farther and pinpoints several topics that are often difficult for families to discuss, including; health and life insurance, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), emergency preparedness (an excellent, common-sense list), estate planning, healthcare planning (including advance directives), and family law (custody, child support topics).

The booklet is available in PDF format at http://www.healthlawyers.org/Resources/PI/InfoSeries/Documents/Considerations09.pdf.