Social Media Ideas for Developmental Disabilities

Closing the Mental Health Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Future of Personal Health captures the impactful work being accomplished by Special Olympics to mitigate the gap in mental health care for people with disabilities. The following i...

Disabled day care to provide active engagement to individuals

A day care facility for the developmentally disabled in Oregon will help keep individuals actively engaged throughout the day rather than sitting at home with little to do, its own...

Americans with Disabilities Act- Termination of parental rights

After A.V.L. was removed from her guardian’s care, DMCW developed a reunification plan tailored to G.L., who had an intellectual disability and mental health diagnoses. The post Am...

Down Syndrome Self-Advocacy Program To Expand Nationwide

A program helping individuals with Down syndrome learn everything from personal hygiene to leisure as they prepare for adulthood is expanding to dozens of locations around the U.S....

Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or Cerebral Palsy Face Increased Fall-Injury Risk Earlier in Lif...

In a groundbreaking analysis that challenges conventional views on fall-related injuries, recent research has unveiled that adults living with intellectual and developmental disabi...

After the COVID‑19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges

Children with special needs often experience a range of early developmental challenges that can affect their readiness for learning and their participation in school.

Preschools Disproportionately Kick Out Kids With Disabilities

Children with disabilities as young as 2 are being suspended and expelled from school often for behaviors that are related to their diagnoses, according to a new report detailing t...

New NCI-IDD Family Survey Reports Inform Improvements to Publicly Funded State Developmental Disability Services

Comprehensive national data reveal areas of progress and opportunity to strengthen supports for people with IDD and their families CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/...

Texans With Disabilities: Share Your Story Now!

Of the 31.7 million people who live in Texas, 3.5 million (or 12%) have either a physical or mental disability, according to the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS).   Each person...

Kids exposed to prenatal alcohol lack diagnosis and aid, Finnish study finds

The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities estimates that between 600 and 3,000 children are born in Finland each year with permanent developmental dama...

Napa Wine Label To Support Jobs For Adults With IDD

A portion of sales will go toward employment and job training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with an ultimate goal of including such workers in making...

Welfare Dept records eightfold rise in autism PwD registrations since 2015

MELAKA, May 24 — The number of registered persons with disabilities (PwDs) with autism under the Social Welfare De...

Mental health in intellectual disability is real, not less

Mental health is often discussed as if it belongs to a certain kind of person. Someone who can articulate their feelings clearly. Someone who can describe anxiety, name sadness, or...

Hurdles persist for persons with rare diseases seeking disability certification

Delhi Students Changing Neurodiversity Awareness.

How A Group Of Delhi University Students Is Trying To Change The Way India Understands Neurodiversity.As a partially blind professor quietly presided over a classroom full of stude...

Students With Disabilities Are Spending More Time in Mainstream Classes

Under federal law, students with disabilities are supposed to learn in the least restrictive environment.

Trump Administration Claims People With Disabilities Don’t Have Right To Community-Based Services

The U.S. Department of Justice says states have no legal obligation to serve people with developmental disabilities in the community, a reversal that advocates say could have profo...

Specialized Autism Support Programs in High Schools

How Specialized Autism Support programs in schools provide individualized academic, behavioral, social, and life skills help for autistic students

Does My Child With Disabilities Need a Guardian at Age 18 in Illinois?

Does My Child With Disabilities Need a Guardian at Age 18 in Illinois? The answer depends on your child’s ability to understand, make, and communicate responsible decisions, not si...

Why Advocates Fear a Return to Disability Institutions

Federal moves on special education, civil commitment and disability rights have advocates warning of a shift back toward institutional care in the U.S

States Ask Federal Court To Strike Disability Protections

A multi-state lawsuit challenging the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the community is barreling forward even as some states are calling it quits....

NC’s childcare crisis disproportionately affects disabled kids. A lawmaker says it’s time for change

Zack Hawkins is the father of two children with autism. Like many parents of kids with special needs in North Carolina, he has struggled to find childcare options that accommodate...

Hope and Care for the Special Needs Family

Personal Perspective: One of the great stressors for a nuclear family is to have a member who is neurodiverse or physically disabled.

Neuroinclusive Neighborhoods Sprout Up To Address IDD Housing Gap

Neighborhoods with homes designated for people with disabilities alongside others sold to neurotypical buyers open to living in inclusive communities are taking shape in different...