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 ...

In the latest National Autism Indicators Report, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined surveys of family members of autistic adults who use Developmental ...

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

FAIRFIELD, N.J.-- A new studio in New Jersey is breaking stereotypes and reinventing how to teach adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The center is called "Studio Arc" and it ...

FREMONT - The Sandusky County Board of Developmental Disablities is participating in National Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each March.

Registration opens at 10 a.m. for the fifth annual Step into Spring. The walk starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Richland Mall in Ontario. Richland Newhope, Richland Public Health, Richland County Children ...

Shortage of workers in mental health and disability fields at area agencies reflected statewide. Exacerbated by the pandemic, and years of fewer hires, developmental disability services across the ...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. To quote the ACL (The Administration for Community Living) the month “…seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental ...

The Kantzer family has a strong support system through MARCA Industries, a nonprofit organization that provides services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Joe emphasizes the importance ...

DORAL, FLA. (WSVN) - A nonprofit organization called Pucho and Pals Developmental Services received a large donation to continue to help adults with special needs have fun-filled days. The program, ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on our lives, it’s important to keep in mind loved ones with physical or developmental disabilities who are facing heightened isolation, and to find ...