Despite 13% of the American population living with a disability, stigma and discrimination persist. With 44 million Americans living with some form of disability, it is more critical than ever to ...

Falls are a common cause of injury, especially for adults over age 65. But adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or cerebral palsy may also be at higher risk. Researchers analyzed ...

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

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced new clinician-reported data in patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities demonstrating meaningful and rapid improvements in ...

More kids in the United States are getting a developmental disability diagnosis, with prevalence close to 9% in 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Among 3- to ...

Allison Boot, MA, is an Independent Living Specialist with the Access Center for Independent Living. (CONTRIBUTED) Allison Boot, MA, is an Independent Living Specialist with the Access Center for ...

Some parents and teachers correlate bad grades with the child being a bad student, but that’s not always the case. “Learning disabilities can manifest themselves in many different ways,” says Dr.

University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University researchers have found that adults with developmental disabilities who have integrated care were less likely to go to the emergency room or be ...

The month of March is celebrated as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. An intellectual disability refers to a group of disorders characterized by limited mental capacity that ...

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 ...