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.’ ...

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 ...

New Section Centers the Stories of the 1 in 4 Adults in the U.S. Living with Disabilities View Entire Post › ...

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.

Adults with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to misuse prescription drugs as adults without disabilities, according to ...

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 ...

The archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate will offer sessions this March training ...

Bills before the Legislature (A9205/S1918) would amend the Health Home Law to support care management that is better tailored ...

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 ...

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 ...

The project, called Nikki's Next Step, would include 57 housing units, most of which would be for-sale condos.

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 ...