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 ...

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

There is a new state law that will help first responders assist individuals with disabilities when responding to countywide 9-1-1 calls.

People with developmental disability are nearly three times as likely than other patients to experience preventable physical injuries while in hospital, reveals new research by the London School of ...

The coronavirus pandemic has had an especially harsh impact on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities – and they need special support, a group of specialists argued Friday in a letter ...

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

Many families are worried about cuts in the budget that will end programs that help everyone from preschoolers to adults with special needs. “It makes me sad,” Anita Kitchen said. Kitchen is a retired ...

READING, Pa. – The Berks County Commissioners on Thursday recognized March as Intellectual and Developmental Disability Month. Pam Seaman, the county’s administrator of mental health and developmental ...

The nonprofit founded in 1938 currently serves 86 individuals ranging from 22 to 72 years old who live with moderate to ...

Deputy Secretary Marlana Hutchinson listens to advocates testify Thursday on proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration budget. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown). State officials said ...

Advocates for people with developmental disabilities rallied at the State House Monday night in opposition to $200 million in cuts proposed by Gov. Wes. Moore (D) in his fiscal 2026 budget. (Photo by ...