Community Alternatives Program for Children Archives - Page 2 of 2 - North Carolina Health News

shows a little baby with an oxygen tube on his nose playing with a developmental toy.

Children's Health

Disability Advocates See Existential Threat from Senate Health Bill

by Rose Hoban June 28, 2017October 4, 2022

L to R, sitting: Evan Kemp, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Justin Dart, Chairman, President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. L to R, standing: Rev. Harold Wilke and Swift Parrino, Chairperson, National Council on Disability, 07/26/1990.

Lawsuit Alleges State Neglected Needs of Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled

by Rose Hoban May 25, 2017June 25, 2023

Lydia Nell in the neonatal intensive care unit after her surgery to remove most of her intestines due to necrotizing enterocolitis.

Disabled Kids’ Parents Watch D.C. Warily

by Rose Hoban March 23, 2017October 8, 2022

Lydia Nell in the neonatal intensive care unit after her surgery to remove most of her intestines due to necrotizing enterocolitis.

Disabilities, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Long Term Care, Medicaid

Families with Medically Fragile Children Face New Waitlist for Medicaid Services

by Thomas Goldsmith August 17, 2016September 7, 2016

Lydia's body has problems regulating temperature. Since she only has 20 percent of her intestines left, she tends to dehydrate very quickly, according to her mother. Here, she wears a cooling vest when playing outside in especially hot weather to make her more comfortable and to extend her tolerance for being outside a little longer.

Children's Health, Chronic Disease, Disabilities, Featured, Health Insurance, Medicaid

Parents of Disabled Kids Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Changes

by Rose Hoban July 28, 2016September 25, 2019