There are over 7 million adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities in the U.S. Yet many day programs for those with developmental disabilities have a cut-off age of 22. Disability ...

Disability advocates protest new rules for the Developmental Disability Administration outside the State House in November. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) The transition to adulthood ...

Although the word “gifted” has been used to describe people of higher levels of intelligence for decades, the term twice-exceptional, often abbreviated as 2e, has only recently entered the lexicon of ...

The age and vocational factors come into play in determining whether or not an individual who can no longer perform their past work is able to adjust to other work. However, ability to adjust to work ...

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When most people think of a learning disability, they tend to associate it with challenges such as difficulty learning to read, difficulty with spelling or processing language. However, there is ...

Placements for adults with learning disabilities, often outside Northern Ireland, are costing the Department of Health £100 million per year - a fifth of the total budget for the sector. That is ...

A service has hosted a week of events in Jersey to show the support available for adults with a learning disability. Health and Care Jersey's Adult Learning Disability Service partnered with Mencap, ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

With a list of ingredients and a whiteboard filled with assignments, instructor Rachel Randel announces today’s recipe: gluten-free blueberry muffins. Black aprons, gloves and hair nets on, the ...