disabilities

Direct support professionals can provide a critical service to people in Indiana with disabilities by providing in-home and group-setting care. But in some cases, DSPs abuse and neglect those they’re supposed to care for and, advocates say, often get away with it by switching jobs.

About 1 in 10 Hoosier families face food insecurity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as SNAP or food stamps – can help them get food on the table. But requirements to repeatedly reapply for SNAP can be difficult. This week, legislators gave the governor the opportunity to sign a bill alleviating that difficulty for a few people, but not all.

About one in 10 Hoosier households report difficulties getting enough healthy food with consistency. Indiana senators passed Senate Bill 334 Tuesday to simplify access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or “SNAP,” also known as food stamps, for people over 60 or who have disabilities and their households.

Indiana will now offer a remote, accessible ballot marking tool for those with print disabilities following a new settlement. This could increase ballot accessibility for voters with these types of disabilities.

Donna Belusar will be the recipient of the highest honor that the Governor of Indiana can bestow

An advocate for Hoosiers with disabilities says it seems like Gov. Eric Holcomb doesn’t care about helping them. That’s as the governor’s inflation relief plan leaves out many of the lowest-income Hoosiers.

One Indiana organization decided this year to stop paying workers with physical and developmental disabilities less than minimum wage. A certification…

Goshen officials unveiled a new trail project Tuesday that’s meant to engage people with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. The city…

For the month of September, we're bringing you stories of workers across Indiana, about what they do and how they find meaning in their jobs. This week,…

The number of Indiana students enrolled in programs for disabilities declined this school year — the first dip in at least four years and the latest sign…