The HSC Foundation has recently awarded TLC an exceptional grant to help families who have a child with special needs between the ages of 14 and 26 who need help planning their children's futures and do not have the expendable income to commit to this type of planning. TLC has partnered with M&L Special Needs … Read more →

At M&L Special Needs Planning, LLC we participate and present many seminars in areas of disabilities. One major theme we always emphasize is the individuals with disabilities can never have more than $2000 in their names. This is critical for the individuals with special needs to qualify for the government benefit of Supplemental Security Income … Read more →

Transitioning for any individual can create anxiety. For individuals with special needs and their parents, it’s both frightening and exhilarating. The individual is preparing to leave the familiarity of his or her school in order to enter a new world of post-secondary education, employment, and a life of independence.   Under federal guidelines, the process of … Read more →

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/idea-35-history.pdf On Nov. 29, 1975, the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), guaranteed access to a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment to every child with a disability. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and … Read more →

It‘s that time. Ellie will be 18 on May 17, 2011. Where did the time go? My beautiful special needs child is soon going to be the age of majority, considered an adult with all her own rights! It is amazing how much responsibility is given to individuals when they turn 18, whether they are … Read more →

One of the most important documents we need to create for our family member with special needs is the Letter of Intent. This is a non legal binding document that is created and updated every year for the chosen caregiver in case he or she needs to slip into our shoes. I thought you would … Read more →