What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...

An organization in the Cincinnati area is now expanding its efforts to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Best Buddies International helps people with disabilities find ...

30PRL in Boulder offers 20 units of supportive housing and an on-site service provider for residents with disabilities. Courtesy: Boulder Housing Partners A term I hear quite often is IDD, or ...

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 ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

The Shasta Family YMCA is set to launch the Shasta STRIDE program in January 2026, aimed at empowering adults aged 19 and older with intellectual and developmen ...

For half a century, the U.S. has been achieving one of the most important civil rights victories most Americans have never heard of: closing the large institutions that once warehoused people with ...

Disability advocates are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take on a case that hinges on whether a diagnosis of intellectual disability should be based on more than an IQ score. The ...