Millions of families across the United States quietly carry a profound and often invisible responsibility: caring for a loved one with disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental ...

Hundreds of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in America are living and receiving care at home. But their aging caregivers, many of whom are parents or siblings, are ...

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement is outlining new standards for providing health care to youth with autism, intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disabilities in an effort to ...

The Global Disability Summit in Berlin on April 2-3 will serve as a crucial platform for advancing disability rights worldwide. It aims to bridge policy gaps, promote accessibility, and secure ...

For the last twenty-five years, I have been fortunate to have a wonderful job supporting individuals with intellectual disability and autism. As a Direct Support Professional (DSP), I assist with the ...

People with disabilities face barriers when attempting to gain access to health care settings. Using qualitative analysis of three physician focus groups, we identified physical, communication, ...

Dr. Tirado talks with patient, Denzil Benton before her exam. Credit: Melanie Stengel / C-HIT.org Dr. Anna Tirado talks with patient Denzil Benton before her exam. Credit: Melanie Stengel / C-HIT.org ...

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has a chance to deliver critically important reforms that can benefit the New Jersey disability ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

FRESNO, Calif. — Sheri Louie fell in love with Kristina the moment she saw her at the group home for medically fragile children in Fresno. A licensed vocational nurse, Louie had spent years working ...

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