Groups representing the nation’s doctors and dentists are committing to better prepare students in their fields to treat those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a move that could ...

Let’s be honest: learning job skills is kind of a drag. But what if you could do so with dogs around? A nonprofit called Pathways to Independence in Columbus, Ohio, has combined those two things in a ...

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 ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Administration created a groundbreaking advocacy and leadership training program to give ...

Nov. 14—MIDLAND — The 2024 IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Training co-hosted by The United Way of Midland and Senior Life Midland is a two-day training that will take place on Nov.

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 ...

In 1987 President Ronald Reagan dedicated March as National Developmental Disabilities Month to increase awareness for Americans with developmental disabilities and to provide “both encouragement and ...

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 ...

GETZVILLE, N.Y. — A Western New York non-profit that works with adults and children with developmental disabilities just launched a new training academy. It is helping to address a staffing shortage ...

CHICAGO — Applications are now open for ComEd’s Energy Force Ambassador Program, a job training program for adults with developmental disabilities. According to ComEd, those who are chosen to ...