Intellectual or developmental disability, known as IDD, affects approximately 7.39 million people in the United States, according to a 2019 estimate by the University of Minnesota. Typically present ...
March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month.A local organization, JARC, provides programs and services to empower and educate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CEO Jeffrey ...
Baltimore County resident Tracie Feron is the mother of 29-year-old Connor Feron, who has autism and other medical conditions ...
Aaron Bass likes some things about Shapiro Developmental Center, a home he shares with some 500 others on a site along the Kankakee River that first housed Illinois residents with disabilities nearly ...
Did you know the biggest challenge facing people with developmental disabilities continues to be stigma from negative perceptions? This results in health-care disparities, underemployment and social ...
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. In today’s Ideas & Voices, hear contributors discuss how our communities can better support, celebrate and champion those in our region with ...
At the end of 2019, just before COVID, the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Cuyahoga DD) privatized its day program and transportation services — services that were a visible, ...
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month—a time to reflect on how we can better support individuals with disabilities and ensure they have equal access to opportunities. For refugees, ...