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Advocate Pushes for Portable Disability Services for Families

2/3/2026

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Rob Taishoff, father of a daughter with Down syndrome, highlights injustice faced by families with disabilities in America.
Relocation can cause families to lose Medicaid Home and Community Based Services, forcing them to restart long waitlists.
Parents often decline job opportunities to maintain care for loved ones, affecting the whole family.
Taishoff backs the Care for Military Kids Act as a model to make disability services portable.

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Story summary

Rob Taishoff, father of a daughter with Down syndrome, highlights injustice faced by families with disabilities in America.
Relocation can cause families to lose Medicaid Home and Community Based Services, forcing them to restart long waitlists.
Parents often decline job opportunities to maintain care for loved ones, affecting the whole family.
Taishoff backs the Care for Military Kids Act as a model to make disability services portable.