Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—MIDLAND — The 2024 IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Training co-hosted by The United Way of Midland and ...

Psychiatrists are often some of the main providers of care for people with autism and intellectual disability, but new research finds that many of these specialists have little training to meet the ...

Working with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, like Down syndrome or autism, can be complex and challenging even for those with years of training. But one group — law ...

Mar. 8—ATHENS — On Feb. 7 in Athens, Athens Police Department, Limestone Sheriff's Office, Limestone Correctional Facility and Athens Fire Department participated in a 6-day training on how to ...

The percentage of people diagnosed with autism has more than quadrupled over two decades. Still, explicit training for law enforcement to respond to this population and people with other developmental ...

In 1987 President Ronald Reagan dedicated March as National Developmental Disabilities Month to increase awareness for Americans with developmental disabilities and to provide “both encouragement and ...

Just ahead of the summer travel season, another airline is taking steps to be more welcoming toward travelers on the spectrum ...

Nathan Prouty’s fingers dance over the point of sale screen, easily finding the items he needs to ring up. If it’s something that’s not there, Prouty knows the necessary programming to add it. He’s ...

Jonesboro became the first Arkansas city to test a new program designed to help drivers with autism and other intellectual ...

Missouri first responders may now receive free training for incidents involving people with disabilities. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council and Niagara University are cooperating to ...

Georgia Senate Bill 433 was recently signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp. The law will allow people on the autism spectrum to ...