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 ...

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 ...

Developmental disability advocates, from left, Tracey Wright, Mat Rice and Ken Capone feel "betrayed" by a proposed $28.8 million cut to a state agency that oversees their services. (Photo by Danielle ...

Swenor is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley faculty scholar at Syracuse University. Hall is ...

At a time when the world is facing multiple crises, the inclusion of persons with disabilities, who number 1.3 billion globally, is essential for creating a more resilient and fair future. In this ...

Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the barriers ...

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 ...

School districts prepare students for post-grad life, but skills and potential are lost as Chicago families try to figure out the next steps on their own. Seven months after he graduated from an ...

NEWS. THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE CDC FINDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ON THE RISE. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS FIELD SAYS THOSE PATIENTS FACE A SERIOUS GAP IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES ...