Laws being challenged and reinterpreted are the cornerstones of disability civil rights. These rights protect you, too.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent challenges with Medicaid waivers for people with developmental disabilities are among the problems that have been building ...

Nothing brought Olivia more joy than when her daughter and grandchild visited her group home in Brooklyn in the early 2000s. Each hug and shared laugh lit up her face with pride like any mother’s, ...

Co-authored by Asia Eaton, Ph.D. and Kate L. Long, ABD, OTR/L “We don’t have any people like that in the United States, do we?” This comment from someone I (Kate) truly respected really stunned me. As ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. When I visit St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cresskill, N.J., in April, people ...

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 ...

The Justice Department is dropping its reliance on key guidance that protects community living for people with disabilities.

The event supports residential and camp programs for adults with disabilities.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min In this guest column, the CEO of ...

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month, established by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Despite facing higher unemployment rates, people with developmental disabilities possess a wide range ...

Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on. As the state deals with ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. An increasing number of people with developmental disabilities are ...