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The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings

  • Rin Reczek

Luna, 26, no longer speaks to her father. There was no single betrayal, no dramatic rupture. What ended the relationship was his insistence on obedience and dominance. “In his head it’s like, ‘I’m the father, you’re the daughters, we do things my way,’” she told me. Luna explained to him that she was “not willing […]

Virginia

Virginia’s disability services gap persists despite progress, leaves young adults vulnerable

  • Nathaniel Cline

Medicaid waiver slots have increased in Virginia, expanding services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have lost school-based special education services.  Even so, thousands of disabled Virginians are still waiting, because demand continues to outpace available slots. When people with certain disabilities graduate or reach age 22, they face a “services cliff,” as […]