Bright IDEA On December 2, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed our nation’s first special education law into effect. It was then referred to as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The law is known today as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA has made education possible for all children in the United ...

For me, getting married is something I have always dreamed about. Having a disability has nothing to do with lessening my desire to become a spouse, but my dream of happily ever after may never come true because of the law. It is not that the Social Security Administration (SSA) prohibits a person with a ...

“Oh, can she understand?” I went out to dinner with my family the other night, and a random middle-aged lady came up to our table. She commented on how beautiful I was and said other things like “God Bless You.” Before I could respond, she turned to my mom and asked if I understood her. ...