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FaceTime Captions and How to Turn On FaceTime Captions - image of a person's back as they face a phone and talk to a friend on FaceTime

Deaf | Resources

FaceTime Has Captions! Here’s How to Enable Them

ByMeriah September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

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Deaf | Resources

The Best Speech to Text Apps for Live Captions & Recording

ByMeriah September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Resources | Reviews

Best Prime Day Deals with Disability in Mind

ByMeriah July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More Best Prime Day Deals with Disability in Mind

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Does Medicare Cover Hearing Aids?

ByMeriah May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

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Alexa as disability accommodation - image of a girl with Down syndrome smiling by an Alexa device

Alexa: The Disability Accommodation You’ve Been Waiting For

ByMeriah February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

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How to Use Air Pods as Hearing Aids

ByMeriah February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More How to Use Air Pods as Hearing Aids

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Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

ByMeriah January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Reading Time: 9 minutes

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How to Enable Live Captions in Google Chrome

ByMeriah January 30, 2023January 31, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More How to Enable Live Captions in Google Chrome

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Deaf | Resources

Scholarships for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Huge Guide

ByMeriah January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Reading Time: 11 minutes

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The Disability Organizations Doing the Best Work These Days

ByMeriah November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Medicare: red background, girl with dark brown skin and cat eye glasses and floral top has hand on face in thoughtful position, her braided hair is pulled back. White text reads, "everything you want to know about" in cursive, and under, in block outline, "medicare". blank medicare cards and a social security card float next to the image of the girl. at the bottom reads "meriahnichols.com"

Medicare Medicaid | Resources

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Medicare

ByKathleen Downes November 7, 2022February 21, 2023 Reading Time: 33 minutes

Read More Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Medicare

How to Stop Your Child From Eloping: A Guide for Parents of Children with Autism and Down Syndrome

How to Stop Your Child From Eloping: A Guide for Parents of Children with Autism and Down Syndrome

ByMeriah April 8, 2022November 7, 2022 Reading Time: 9 minutes

Read More How to Stop Your Child From Eloping: A Guide for Parents of Children with Autism and Down Syndrome

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Medicare Medicaid | Resources

The 4 Parts of Medicare and Why They Matter

ByKathleen Downes February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

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Great Gift Ideas for a Blind or Low Vision Person!

ByStacy Cervenka November 24, 2021February 12, 2023 Reading Time: 14 minutes

Read More Great Gift Ideas for a Blind or Low Vision Person!

Deaf | Resources

Spotify Has Song Lyrics Now (And This is Where You Find Them!)

ByMeriah November 20, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Read More Spotify Has Song Lyrics Now (And This is Where You Find Them!)

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Medicare Medicaid | Resources

What is Medicare?

ByKathleen Downes September 2, 2021December 22, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More What is Medicare?

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Medicare Medicaid | Resources

How to Get Medicare

ByKathleen Downes August 26, 2021September 2, 2021 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More How to Get Medicare

Special Needs Trusts! red background, an image of a mother and her son with Down syndrome, they are learning on each other. text in white reads, "everything you ever wanted to know about special needs trusts" and meriahnichols.com

Everything You Wanted to Know About Special Needs Trusts!

ByKari Turner August 24, 2021October 27, 2021 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More Everything You Wanted to Know About Special Needs Trusts!

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Sex Education Resources that Target Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

ByMeriah March 8, 2021August 8, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More Sex Education Resources that Target Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

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disability definitions | Resources

What Is An Intellectual Disability?

ByKari Turner March 6, 2021March 2, 2023 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Read More What Is An Intellectual Disability?

How to Find a Disability Benefits Planner: image of a keyboard and fingers typing, with a search bar in front, text reading "How to find a disability benefits planner?' at the top left, there is a circular image of a woman smiling with her hands resting against her temples. she is white, with red hair and blue eyes.

Resources | Social Security

How to Find a Disability Benefits Planner

ByMeriah February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Reading Time: 5 minutes

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SSI For my Child with a Disability: image of a black man holding a black boy with Down syndrome. they are smiling and their arms are wrapped around one another. Both have short hair, bright eyes. The boy has lighter skin than the man.

Resources | Social Security

How Do I Get SSI For My Child with a Disability

ByKari Turner January 30, 2021July 20, 2022 Reading Time: 8 minutes

Read More How Do I Get SSI For My Child with a Disability

It Happened to Me: a True Story of SSDI and Reporting Earnings - image of a pink background, a man with dark skin is holding a purple telephone and he has an expression of alarm on his face. his shirt is bright yellow

Resources | Social Security | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

It Happened to Me: Reporting Income With SSDI!

ByJohn Turner January 17, 2021January 21, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More It Happened to Me: Reporting Income With SSDI!

The Difference Between SSI and SSDI: [ID: background of alternating yellow and purple, text reading "SSI" and "SSDI" and "comparing the 2 types of Social Security disability income". There is a graphic of a dollar sign nestled in a yellow circle in the center of the image]

The Difference Between SSI and SSDI

ByKari Turner January 9, 2021July 21, 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes

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Disability Awareness Calendar

ByMeriah January 5, 2021August 8, 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More Disability Awareness Calendar

How to Enable Free Zoom Captions with Any Zoom Account

ByMeriah December 18, 2020October 21, 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More How to Enable Free Zoom Captions with Any Zoom Account

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Resources | Universal Access

Tips for Universal Design in Academic Conferences

ByKaiti Shelton December 10, 2020January 6, 2023 Reading Time: 16 minutes

Read More Tips for Universal Design in Academic Conferences

100+ Disability Groups on Facebook That You’ve Been Looking For

100+ Disability Groups on Facebook That You’ve Been Looking For

ByMeriah November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Reading Time: 6 minutes

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The Best Disability Groups on Facebook For PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES!

ByMeriah June 25, 2020November 9, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Read More The Best Disability Groups on Facebook For PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES!

Parenting | Resources

MORE Fun & Highly Educational Stuff For Kids With Disabilities (and without!) to Do Inside

ByMeriah April 14, 2020 Reading Time: 8 minutes

Read More MORE Fun & Highly Educational Stuff For Kids With Disabilities (and without!) to Do Inside

Disability | Resources

Know Your Disability Rights and Disability Resources: DREDF

ByMeriah April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Read More Know Your Disability Rights and Disability Resources: DREDF

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Deaf | Resources

How to Communicate With Masks On (Because Lipreaders Are Screwed)

ByMeriah April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More How to Communicate With Masks On (Because Lipreaders Are Screwed)

best sites to learn ASL online

Deaf | Resources

The Best Sites to Learn ASL Online for Adults, Kids, Homeschoolers

ByMeriah March 19, 2020November 7, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More The Best Sites to Learn ASL Online for Adults, Kids, Homeschoolers

15 Fun Things To Do With Kids While Quarantined at Home

ByMeriah March 14, 2020April 6, 2023 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More 15 Fun Things To Do With Kids While Quarantined at Home

Deaf | Resources

How to Get Free Hearing Aids

ByMeriah February 10, 2020November 10, 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Read More How to Get Free Hearing Aids

Down syndrome Groups on Facebook (That Can Change Your Life)

Down syndrome | Resources

Down syndrome Groups on Facebook (That Can Change Your Life)

ByMeriah January 14, 2020August 26, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Read More Down syndrome Groups on Facebook (That Can Change Your Life)

How to set up an ABLE account for disability saving

How to Open an ABLE Account: Save Money and Keep Disability Benefits

ByMeriah January 11, 2020January 19, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More How to Open an ABLE Account: Save Money and Keep Disability Benefits

how to get a free disability movie companion pass

Movies | Resources

How to Get a Free Movie Disability Companion Pass

ByMeriah December 26, 2019August 7, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More How to Get a Free Movie Disability Companion Pass

How to Get Your Free National Parks Disability Access Pass or the Military Pass or 4th Grade Pass

How to Get Your FREE Lifetime National Parks Disability Access Pass (Military & 4th Grade Too)

ByMeriah December 24, 2019June 15, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More How to Get Your FREE Lifetime National Parks Disability Access Pass (Military & 4th Grade Too)

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Gifts Made by People with Disabilities

ByMeriah December 8, 2019July 21, 2022 Reading Time: 9 minutes

Read More Gifts Made by People with Disabilities

hearing fatigue: 10 things to help with listening fatigue for people with hearing loss

Deaf | Resources

Hearing Fatigue is Real & This is What You Can Do About It

ByMeriah October 30, 2019November 27, 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Read More Hearing Fatigue is Real & This is What You Can Do About It

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Why I Switched From My ABLE-Now Account

ByMeriah October 25, 2019January 9, 2020 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More Why I Switched From My ABLE-Now Account

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Resources | Technology

Mac iOS 13 Accessibility Updates

ByMeriah October 14, 2019October 21, 2019 Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Disability | Resources

Video Series on Sex Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities

ByMeriah October 13, 2019November 7, 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More Video Series on Sex Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Deaf | Resources

How to Use Apple Clips for Live Captions

ByMeriah October 5, 2019April 5, 2020 Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Kindness calendar: image of two hands held up against the sun, with the fingers forming a heart

Down syndrome | Resources

The Kindness Calendar and Kindness Bucket Lists (Free Printables)

ByMeriah September 28, 2019October 5, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

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How to Get Amazon Prime with EBT or Medicaid

ByMeriah September 22, 2019July 20, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Read More How to Get Amazon Prime with EBT or Medicaid

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury through Best Books on Traumatic Brain Injury

Book Related | Resources | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

The Best Books on Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

ByMeriah January 27, 2019January 21, 2023 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Read More The Best Books on Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

how to tell if your child with down syndrome needs therapy

Down syndrome | Resources | You Ask

How to Tell if Your Child With Down Syndrome Needs Therapy

ByMeriah September 6, 2018October 12, 2022 Reading Time: 13 minutes

Read More How to Tell if Your Child With Down Syndrome Needs Therapy

best down syndrome book resources

Down syndrome | Resources

The Very Best Down Syndrome Book Resources

ByMeriah August 24, 2018September 11, 2019 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More The Very Best Down Syndrome Book Resources

Fixed Income, Tight Budget, SSI/SSDI? Here's How to Save and Make Money Through Ibotta

Fixed Income, SSI/SSDI? Here’s How to Save and Make Money Through Ibotta

ByMeriah July 15, 2018July 15, 2018 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More Fixed Income, SSI/SSDI? Here’s How to Save and Make Money Through Ibotta

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FREE Stuff for Kids with Disabilities (and/or Kids with Special Needs)

ByMeriah March 10, 2018August 7, 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

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FREE Stuff for Adults with Disabilities (and/or Adults with Special Needs)

ByMeriah January 24, 2018August 7, 2022 Reading Time: 8 minutes

Read More FREE Stuff for Adults with Disabilities (and/or Adults with Special Needs)

ABLEnow: savings and disability

ABLEnow: A Game Changer for People with Disabilities

ByMeriah January 12, 2018June 23, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More ABLEnow: A Game Changer for People with Disabilities

ABLEnow and Saving with a Disability

ABLEnow: Disability & Savings

ByMeriah November 7, 2017June 23, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Read More ABLEnow: Disability & Savings

Down Syndrome Book Resources: 20 Indispensable Books for Parents & Community

Down Syndrome Book Resources: 20 Indispensable Books for Parents & Community

ByMeriah October 2, 2017September 11, 2019 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Read More Down Syndrome Book Resources: 20 Indispensable Books for Parents & Community

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News | Resources

How to Help People with Disabilities in Hurricane Harvey

ByMeriah August 28, 2017January 19, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

Read More How to Help People with Disabilities in Hurricane Harvey

Down syndrome | Resources

Resources for New Parents of a Child with Down syndrome

ByMeriah April 13, 2017January 6, 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More Resources for New Parents of a Child with Down syndrome

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Disability Blogs

ByMeriah March 22, 2017July 20, 2022 Reading Time: 1 minute

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4 reasons to add captions to your youtube videos and how to do it!

Deaf | Resources | Technology

4 Reasons to Add Captions to Your Videos & How to Do It on YouTube!

ByMeriah March 8, 2017June 23, 2018 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Read More 4 Reasons to Add Captions to Your Videos & How to Do It on YouTube!

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