Psychiatrists are often some of the main providers of care for people with autism and intellectual disability, but new research finds that many of these specialists have little training to meet the ...

Federal health officials are putting millions into a new effort to train future doctors on how to better care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For 24-year-old Marquez Jones and his mother, it's a bridge to a brighter future. "It's life-changing. It's life-changing to be able to give him the skills that he needs to be, to ...

Neil Edwin Duchac II- The Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth receives funding from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. Inclusive postsecondary education refers to programs ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) has launched the Bridge to Independence Program to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities prepare for jobs and ...

Nathan Prouty’s fingers dance over the point of sale screen, easily finding the items he needs to ring up. If it’s something that’s not there, Prouty knows the necessary programming to add it. He’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nebraska State Capitol. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — A developmental disability service provider is suing ...

This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...

Mar. 8—ATHENS — On Feb. 7 in Athens, Athens Police Department, Limestone Sheriff's Office, Limestone Correctional Facility and Athens Fire Department participated in a 6-day training on how to ...

Students walk to class on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station on Nov. 15, 2022. (Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s ...

Despite the rise of people diagnosed with autism, explicit training for law enforcement to respond to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities is still rare. Misunderstandings between ...