Adults with disabilities are in limbo across Missouri as they wait to get into day habilitation programs because a lack of requested funding has left their families unable to pay for their care. Day ...
There are freedoms many people enjoy every day without thinking twice about them: driving a car, choosing a job, living where they want, voting or getting married. But for adults living with ...
As demand continues to grow for colleges and universities to serve students with intellectual disabilities, a recently formed accreditation council is focused on ensuring that programs meet quality ...
Hundreds of advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities visited the North Carolina legislature this week to lobby lawmakers to provide more funding for a program that has a ...
MASHPEE — Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities have finally returned to critically important day programs thanks to new investment from MassHealth. But many more remained on waiting ...
A new day habilitation center, or day hab, at the Easterseals’ building in New Brunswick aims to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate in their communities, learn ...
Jason acquired a traumatic brain injury from a car accident at the age of 18 and lived his entire adult life in group homes, but he longed to live independently and teach chess in elementary schools.
As we celebrate National Disability Independence Day on July 26, we reflect on the strides we have made in fostering an inclusive society and recognize the work still needed to ensure true ...