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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease at the Shapiro Developmental Center in ...

A state committee tasked with evaluating New Hampshire’s disability care system has launched a formal review and scheduled a ...

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new partnership aimed at improving how deputies respond to calls involving ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, disabled activists helped shape new legal protections. Decades later, local self-advocates ...

The Lee County Sheriff's Office has launched a new initiative to improve emergency response for people with developmental ...

JB Ranch, in western Lake Worth, is undergoing renovations to elevate living for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that live there.

From 2017 through 2023, roughly 2,680 people with developmental disabilities died under the care of the state of Missouri — on average, one person every day. This story was commissioned by the River ...

As lawmakers begin to unpack the budget challenges faced by the Developmental Disabilities Administration, advocates are asking them to remember the human cost of the more than $200 million in ...

River Edge Behavioral Health will open a new Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center in Macon, offering wellness, ...

Nebraska families and advocates gathered to protest proposed cuts to family caregiving hours, fearing the changes could force ...