People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more likely than others to say that physicians don’t listen to them, spend enough time with them or offer advice that’s easy to understand.

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 ...

The internship scheme is run by the hospital in partnership with the Somerset-based social enterprise Discovery, which ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Christopher McGeever was 22, he aged out of the educational services available to him and needed to enroll in another program for adults with disabilities. There are several ...

The credit landscape for Americans with disabilities is uneven. Low credit scores and lacking credit health are common obstacles for disabled people. In fact, the Financial Health Network reported in ...

For too long, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been denied the same opportunities for ...

A House bill would bar municipalities from using zoning laws to block community integrated living arrangements and require ...

Scott D. Landes ([email protected]), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that adults with learning disabilities are more likely to die from cancer compared to the general population. The most common cancer-related deaths ...

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — An affordable housing development designed to expand living options for adults with disabilities moved a step toward construction this month after receiving approval from Dublin ...

Disabled adults face more obstacles in building credit and maintaining financial health than non-disabled adults. For example ...