In California, a person’s disability must begin before age 18 to qualify for regional center services. Parent advocates say that leaves behind people whose disability started in early adult years, ...

(JTA) — When he’s not working at the local dog care and boarding center, 24-year-old Raffi Stein-Klotz is usually playing ...

Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn ...

CANONSBURG – As budget negotiations grind on in Harrisburg, Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Canonsburg Thursday to talk about how funding increases in last year’s budget helped individuals with intellectual ...

When it comes to disability, a lot of ableist language and tropes are perpetuated by the media. Here's what experts have to say about how to talk... Disability can be difficult to talk about ...

“Enable: The Disability Podcast,” which highlights amazing people with disabilities and different abilities, releases new ...

On Dec. 3, 2024, Mustafa Rfat, a social work PhD student at Washington University and Iraqi refugee with disabilities, gave a virtual talk on the challenges and discrimination he faced under the ...

Sarah Herkamp, 47, felt relief when she finally received a diagnosis. Her whole life, she said, she always felt like something was off. “Before that I had just thought that everybody else is better at ...

DISABILITIES AND AUTISM. WORKERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM SAY THERE’S A SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ESSENTIAL ...

A new study from Penn State University found that older adults who experience symptoms of insomnia and/or use sleep medications face a substantially higher risk of developing disabilities that affect ...

SPRINGFIELD — The New Avenue Foundation, the same organization that brings people with all abilities together every Friday night at Our Community Coffee Cup in Springfield and gives those with ...

WOODBINE, Ga. — A Camden County mom created a safe space for adults with disabilities after seeing her son struggle to find a place where he belongs. Marcia Whitfield said her son, Jackson, is more ...