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 ...

Correspondent photo / John Patrick Gatta Beyond Expectations Barber School student Robert McCrae of Youngstown, left, supervises as Erika Mike of Boardman uses an air hose to blow off cut hair from ...

A new Ohio bill aims to make emergency situations safer and less stressful for people with developmental disabilities — starting before first responders even arrive.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The legisation followed a report by NJ Advance Media which uncovered the abuse and medical neglect of a young woman with ...

It all started with a manikin. When training her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students in clinical skills, Christine Rodriguez will often use the human-shaped models in simulated health care ...

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 ...

Community leaders gathered Monday to celebrate the opening of a new affordable housing project in San Bruno designed ...

Across Illinois’ seven state-operated developmental centers for people with developmental disabilities and medical or behavioral needs — known as SODCs — more than 200 residents were seeking placement ...