A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...
Adults with IDDs face disproportionately higher rates of anxiety and depression and barriers to care, prompting researchers to characterize the situation as a ‘mental health crisis.’ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...
Disabled adults face more obstacles in building credit and maintaining financial health than non-disabled adults. For example, adults with disabilities are less likely to be approved for and hold a ...
Three apps and one website help travelers with a variety of disabilities identify potential obstacles, get audio descriptions ...
Adults with disabilities are in limbo across Missouri as they wait to get into day habilitation programs because a lack of requested funding has left their families unable to pay for their care. Day ...
Advocates for people with disabilities are raising concerns that potential cuts tied to shifting federal funding could ...