Michelle Diament is a Co-Founder at [Employer]. She focuses on themes such as education, special education, law and legal affairs, and health and wellness, with a particular emphasis on adaptive learning, special needs advocacy, and healthcare technology. Michelle's work has been featured in NewsBreak and Disability Scoop.
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Michelle Diament's coverage primarily focuses on national U.S. government announcements, legal policy regulation, and data citations related to disability services, Medicaid, ADA, SSI, education department issues and employment topics. She often covers stories related to the impact of regulations on disability service providers and individuals with disabilities.
When reaching out to Michelle with pitches or expert commentary ideas, consider offering insights into government policies affecting disability services and advocacy efforts for people with disabilities in the United States. Additionally, providing analysis of relevant data or citing recent research findings would likely be well-received by her based on her previous articles.
Given Michelle's focus on national news relating to these specific areas within the U.S., it may be beneficial to tailor pitches around developments that directly impact federal policies or have implications at a broader level within the country.
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A child with autism participates in an applied behavior analysis session. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
By: Michelle Diament
Charlie McGrory, left, who has Down syndrome, and his brother Andy, who is also his job coach, bag groceries at Hy-Vee in Winona, Minn. in 2018. Charlie McGrory previously worked at a sheltered workshop, but transitioned to integrated employment as a result of a 2014 federal law that prioritizes helping people with disabilities find jobs in the community. (David Joles/Star Tribune/TNS)
An exam room at a clinic in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/MLive.com/TNS)
Federal officials are reversing long-held positions in court cases on the rights of people with disabilities to access community-based services, fueling concerns of a return to institutionalization.
By: Michelle Diament
A 10-year-old with autism who has a tendency to wander looks out from his home. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/TNS)
With major changes happening in Washington, families are increasingly turning to states to help resolve special education disputes.
A key panel approved a sweeping new autism agenda calling on the government to restructure its priorities and nearly double its investment in the developmental disability.
In what researchers are hailing as a landmark move, a new study is helping to explain how autism-linked genes rewire the brain potentially opening the door to treatments for the developmental disability.
By: Michelle Diament
The federal government is switching sides in a closely watched disability rights case and is now seeking to do away with rules requiring that people with disabilities be served in the community.
By: Michelle Diament
The Ed Department’s top special education official unexpectedly resigned just as the agency is putting plans in motion to outsource many responsibilities related to supporting students with disabilities.
