People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — “They can be air traffic controllers” — that’s not how disability hiring works, says Chai Feldblum, a disability lawyer and former ...

More Minnesotans with developmental and intellectual disabilities are aging and need more involved care, leaving more to soon ...

Research finds health disparities among people with IDD. Racial and ethnic health disparities are a pervasive public health problem. Research finds similar health disparities among people with ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

Gracious Grounds has begun construction of Ability Way, an $18.5 million, 77-unit independent living community for adults ...

"Even when someone claims they “don’t mean it that way,” the impact lands the same; it reinforces a world where disabled ...

Last month, a Baltimore County judge ordered the Maryland Department of Health to pay over $600,000 for its failure to meet the needs of people in the criminal legal system who have intellectual ...

Discover how Dr. Chen Shiling, a Singaporean of the Year finalist, provides dignified healthcare to individuals with ...

A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026.

When the most powerful person in the world uses dehumanizing language, it is never just rhetoric. It is instruction. In late November, Donald Trump ...