/tags/children-with-disabilities children with disabilities en-US WLRN Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-01-16/florida-lawmakers-want-extra-safeguards-for-neurodiverse-kids-in-schools Two Central Florida representatives have co-sponsored a bill that would put extra safeguards in place for students with special needs at risk of running away from school. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-01-16/florida-lawmakers-want-extra-safeguards-for-neurodiverse-kids-in-schools Danielle Prieur /law-justice/2023-07-19/florida-appeals-a-judges-ruling-on-children-in-nursing-homes The state quickly launched an appeal after a federal judge ruled that Florida has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and needs to make changes to keep children with “complex” medical conditions out of nursing homes. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-07-19/florida-appeals-a-judges-ruling-on-children-in-nursing-homes Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /health/2023-07-17/judge-rules-against-florida-housing-kids-in-nursing-homes A federal judge has ruled that Florida violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rights of children. It comes after an investigation found that Florida’s Medicaid program was unnecessarily institutionalizing kids in nursing homes. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT /health/2023-07-17/judge-rules-against-florida-housing-kids-in-nursing-homes Jim Saunders /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-06-05/kids-with-disabilities-housed-in-broward-nursing-homes-could-return-to-their-families A civil rights lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Florida health regulators a decade ago has finally gone to trial. Carol Marbin Miller, the deputy investigations editor at the Miami Herald, spoke to �۰����²�about the case, and her eye-opening reporting on the living conditions of these children. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:04:55 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-06-05/kids-with-disabilities-housed-in-broward-nursing-homes-could-return-to-their-families Ammy Sanchez /news/2022-04-28/florida-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-resolve-case-on-medically-fragile-children The issue of care for medically fragile children, who have severe health conditions, drew attention in 2012 after a Justice Department investigation found Florida was unnecessarily institutionalizing children with disabilities in nursing homes. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:47:46 GMT /news/2022-04-28/florida-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-resolve-case-on-medically-fragile-children News Service of Florida /2022-04-12/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprising Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:08:39 GMT /2022-04-12/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprising Fran Kritz /news/2022-03-15/florida-legislature-approves-payments-to-parents-of-children-who-died-of-brain-injuries Lawmakers voted to give $150,000 stipends to parents whose children were once enrolled in the NICA state program but had been dropped when the children succumbed to their birth injuries. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:17:09 GMT /news/2022-03-15/florida-legislature-approves-payments-to-parents-of-children-who-died-of-brain-injuries Daniel Chang, Carol Marbin Miller /news/2021-10-08/florida-families-covid-mask-school-order-appeals-court-gov-desantis Attorneys for families of children with disabilities have asked a federal appeals court to block an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at preventing school mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The attorneys filed a 34-page motion Thursday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking an injunction against the executive order while an appeal of a lower-court ruling moves forward. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:35:52 GMT /news/2021-10-08/florida-families-covid-mask-school-order-appeals-court-gov-desantis Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /news/2021-09-07/parents-of-children-with-disabilities-join-the-legal-battle-over-masks-in-schools In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:34:22 GMT /news/2021-09-07/parents-of-children-with-disabilities-join-the-legal-battle-over-masks-in-schools Sneha Dey /news/2021-08-30/florida-mask-case-centers-on-students-with-disabilities Parents of children with disabilities are asking a federal judge in South Florida for a preliminary injunction against an executive order that Gov. Ron DeSantis issued July 30 to try to block school districts from requiring students to wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:41:38 GMT /news/2021-08-30/florida-mask-case-centers-on-students-with-disabilities Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida