ROCK SPRINGS – Rock Springs residents Max Mickelson and Josh Bellamy founded Able Hands in 2006. This organization provides habilitation services to individuals with traumatic brain injuries and ...
While you may be aware that, since 1995, March has been designated Women’s History Month, March also has a significance that the general public may not be aware of. This is Developmental Disability ...
OWASSO, Okla. — Dozens of people at A New Leaf are up bright and early Thursday morning to head to the state Capitol to advocate for disability rights. March 23 is Developmental Disability Day. A New ...
I often begin one of my class lectures by introducing the definition of “disability.” The dictionary defines disability “as a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, ...
The number of children with developmental disabilities is on the rise with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that nearly 1 in 11 kids are diagnosed with autism, ...
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 ...
More than five years ago, the Park family had dreams of creating a supportive living environment for their grandson who has developmental ...
The percentage of U.S. children, ages 3-17, who have ever been diagnosed with a developmental disability has once again increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ...
People with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities have long been discriminated against and marginalized across the globe, but the roots of disability inequity and its social consequences ...