Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the barriers ...

Aaron Bass likes some things about Shapiro Developmental Center, a home he shares with some 500 others on a site along the Kankakee River that first housed Illinois residents with disabilities nearly ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities worked with the Ohio Association of County Board Development Disabilities on Thursday to train local law enforcement on how to ...

A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be ...

Medicaid is a lifeline for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Grand Forks and surrounding communities. Medicaid pays for their health care and community-based services.

More Minnesotans with developmental and intellectual disabilities are aging and need more involved care, leaving more to soon ...

One of the most crucial things a family can do to care for a loved one with a disability is estate planning. The process offers opportunities to plan for today and the future that can enhance the ...

NEWS. THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE CDC FINDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ON THE RISE. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS FIELD SAYS THOSE PATIENTS FACE A SERIOUS GAP IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES ...

Blue Envelope Packets can be picked up at the Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Service and Support ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. When I visit St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cresskill, N.J., in April, people ...

People with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities have long been discriminated against and marginalized across the globe, but the roots of disability inequity and its social consequences ...

A law that takes effect in the new year aims to improves protections for missing people with developmental disabilities. Senate Bill 1548 creates the Golden Search Awareness Program. State Senator ...