May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to highlight the importance of emotional well‑being for individuals and families.

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately one in six children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, ...

Correspondent photo / John Patrick Gatta Beyond Expectations Barber School student Robert McCrae of Youngstown, left, supervises as Erika Mike of Boardman uses an air hose to blow off cut hair from ...

A bill making its way through the California Assembly could require the state to use ‘plain language’ in all its ...

Developmental disabilities are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development defines the ...

Using visualization requires people to read abstract visual imagery, estimate statistics and retain information. However, people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) often process ...

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i State Council on Developmental Disabilities and community partners will celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with the annual Day at the Capitol event on March 4.

ALBION, Pa. — “You are the Lighthouse in someone’s storm,” reads the message above a mural of a sailboat bobbing on ocean waves under a cloud-studded azure sky. It’s an unexpected slogan for a prison ...

ANNAPOLIS — After months of beating back spending cuts, Maryland’s developmental disabilities community found itself back in the crosshairs in the legislative session’s final days as lawmakers and ...