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Special Ed, Disability Programs Unscathed In Budget Deal
A spending plan making its way through Congress is a win for people with disabilities, advocates say, more for what it doesn’t do than what it does Most federal programs supporting people with disabilities will maintain level funding under the $1.1 trillion budget deal, with a few areas seeing modest gains. The plan was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday, as the federal government’s existing budget was set to expire at midnight. Lawmakers also passed a temporary measure to give the U.S. Senate time to vote on the legislation that would fund most federal activities through Sept. 30, 2015....Read More
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