Greetings Readers, April is Autism awareness month and today, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day. I want to welcome you to the inaugural edition of my new newsletter on special needs. This newsletter is for the families who care for someone with a disability. This will be a monthly newsletter. In the coming weeks, look on my website for an e-course on special needs planning designed to educate parents and caregivers on topics of concern like government benefits, special needs trusts, and guardianship. I hope you will find the content of this newsletter useful. If you know someone who would benefit from the information in the newsletter, please let them know about it. If you want to get the newsletter via email, let me know at info@abonelaw.com and I will add you to the list as I may not always post the articles here. Below are quick links in the newsletter. These are not the main articles. Article 1: Patients In Wheelchairs Often Can’t Visit the Doctor https://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2013/March/19/speciality-care-hard-to-find-for-disabled.aspx Article 2: New Estimate Finds 1 in 50 Children Has Autism Article 3: North Dakota Bans Abortions Based on Genetic Defects Article 4: People With Disabilities Face Bleak Employment Picture https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/03/14/Fewer-adults-with-disabilities-employed/UPI-41641363316040/ Article 5: Man With Disabilities Cited For Laughing https://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/it_laughable_sEXykGNgabFDCNlGvdXuBK Article 6: Teen With Down Syndrome Hikes to Everest Base Camp https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/27/history-made-teen-with-down-syndrome-reaches-everest-base-camp/