Proposed Special Needs Communities Stir Debate
Conflict is brewing in Florida between families who want to establish retirement-style communities for adults with developmental disabilities and those who favor community living.
View ArticleStudents With Intellectual Disabilities Score Capitol Hill Internships
Members of Congress are teaming up with a Washington, DC-area postsecondary program to offer young adults with intellectual disabilities internships on Capitol Hill.
View ArticlePoll Shows Public Support For Community Living
A poll released Wednesday indicates that a majority of Americans support legislation that would allow people with disabilities to choose community-based care over nursing homes.
View ArticleMandate Offers Students With Disabilities Shot At School Sports
Maryland schools are giving students with disabilities unique new access to the world of school sports, thanks to a first-of-its-kind law.
View ArticleHigh Schoolers Use Physics Lessons To Tackle Accessibility Issues
Students in an innovative high school physics class are using their knowledge to offer individuals with disabilities access to everything from gardening tools to video games.
View ArticleCommunity Living Efforts Get Boost From Justice Department
In three separate actions Tuesday, the Justice Department called out a handful of states for allegedly failing to provide community living options for residents with disabilities.
View ArticleTravel Trainers Help People With Disabilities Gain Independence
Under a federal grant program, public transit services are deploying trainers to teach those with disabilities how to use fixed route buses rather than rely on door-to-door service.
View ArticleSenate Looks To Tackle ‘Shockingly Low’ Disability Employment
Higher expectations are key to increasing employment among people with intellectual disabilities, members of the U.S. Senate heard Wednesday.
View ArticleAfter Two Decades, Change Coming To ADA
Starting Tuesday, new rules go into effect covering everything from building design to what qualifies as a service animal.
View ArticleAthletes With Intellectual Disabilities Return To Paralympics
As the Paralympic Games kick off this week in London, it marks the first time in 12 years that individuals with intellectual disabilities will be allowed to compete.
View ArticleFollowing Controversy, Girl With Disability Receives Transplant
A New Jersey girl who made national news when her parents said she was denied a life-saving organ transplant due to her intellectual disability has now received a new kidney.
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