Deputy Secretary Marlana Hutchinson listens to advocates testify Thursday on proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration budget. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown). State officials said ...

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

Children who received Early Intervention (EI) services before age 3 were more likely to meet third-grade academic standards ...

Raley earned this prestigious title for her contributions to the field of intellectual disability while maintaining active leadership roles within the AAIDD.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advocates for people with developmental disabilities rallied at the State House Monday night in opposition to $200 million in cuts ...

The hearing on $150 million in proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration was mostly dry, until ...

Simcha Weinstein, a rabbi and autism advocate from Brooklyn, is named to New York’s Developmental Disabilities Council ...

Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the barriers ...

Patricia Mouthon adores her 12-year-old son. “He is lovely and cute and amazing and I love him,” said Mouthon, a Virginia Beach resident. But that doesn’t mean taking care of him every day is easy.

Jardini is executive director of the California Disability Services Association and lives in Sacramento. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a state budget in direct conflict with the promise California ...

A nonprofit supporting people with developmental disabilities is expanding its presence in Mesa County after taking over ...