Developmentally disabled and neurodiverse communities have long been overlooked in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) conversations. The omission is rooted in the circumstances by which the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What happens when nonprofits that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can't recruit and retain enough ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A registered nurse, Dina Lester left her job working for the state in part over concerns about its poor level of care (Anna ...

Thankfully long gone are the days when individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities were destined for places like Maryland’s now-shuttered Rosewood Center, once formally titled the ...

MASHPEE — Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities have finally returned to critically important day programs thanks to new investment from MassHealth. But many more remained on waiting ...

Joey, Andy, Sam, Emma and Natasha are the best of friends. They take art and music classes together. A few times a week, they go swimming. They love taking neighborhood walks, preparing and eating ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — While shared living providers in Nebraska are worried about cuts to funding, others are concerned for the safety that comes with it. When people with developmental disabilities ...

OUR NEXT HELPER GIVES PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES THE HELP THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENT, FULFILLED LIVES. SINCE I’VE BEEN HERE, I DIDN’T NEVER KNOW I COULD DO ALL THE THINGS I COULD ACCOMPLISH.

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council has announced Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointment of five new members – one from the ...

Alan Feigenbaum discusses how a recent Nassau County decision applied New York’s extended child support statute for developmentally disabled adult children, emphasizing the need for competent evidence ...

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund. After Ronald Scheer was found suffocated to death by the straps of his own wheelchair, an autopsy determined his cause of death was ...