People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

The state’s Quality Basic Education needs to address today’s practices for students with intellectual and developmental ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

Eating cookies with friends is better for you than eating broccoli alone, and the science backs this up. According to a 2023 report published by the U.S. surgeon general, our nation is facing a crisis ...

Research finds health disparities among people with IDD. Racial and ethnic health disparities are a pervasive public health problem. Research finds similar health disparities among people with ...

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...

In a move to bolster inclusion, Ironman is giving athletes with intellectual disabilities a new way to compete. The triathlon series, which takes place around the world, is adding intellectual ...

FINDING NEW FRIENDS AND BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS IS SOMETHING CHRISTIE CARVER HAS STRUGGLED WITH OVER THE YEARS. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT, BUT. TRYING TO FIND FRIENDS TO LIKE CONNECT WITH. CHRISTIE ...

MWCC received a $132,335 MAIPSE grant to expand inclusive college access, career training, and support for students with ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

With nobody to represent them, people with intellectual disabilities may never leave for-profit emergency placements far from ...

Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, held a dialogue with persons with disabilities this afternoon (3 February), saying that ensuring facilities for them is not about ...