Social isolation and loneliness have been pervasive public health concerns in America, especially impacting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Both mental and physical ...

OPPORTUNITIES. I LOVE GARDENING. GLORIA EDIE DOESN’T MIND GETTING HER HANDS DIRTY AT ALL. IN FACT, SHE ENJOYS EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO GROW. VEGETABLES LIKE PLANTING. LIKE. GETTING THE DIRT AND. PLANT, ...

One evening this May, about a dozen young adults and their families gathered with faculty of TerpsEXCEED, an inclusive two-year post-secondary education program at the University of Maryland for ...

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 ...

Enrollment at Saratoga’s College of Adaptive Arts (CAA) has doubled in the past five years, but there is no reliable funding stream in place to support its programs, which serve adults with ...

Pennsylvania nonprofit helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities access residential services, Family Living, supported employment, community participation, and person-centered ...

Eating cookies with friends is better for you than eating broccoli alone, and the science backs this up. According to a 2023 report published by the U.S. surgeon general, our nation is facing a crisis ...

Plano’s award-winning program helps adults with intellectual disabilities gain hands-on job experience in libraries, boosting confidence and skills through community partnerships and mentorship.

Sam Stubbs’s parents were asked about his quality of life while treating him for a lung infection. They realised it was because he was born with Down syndrome.

WASHINGTON Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them. Even when ...