Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethan Saylor was a 26-year-old with Down syndrome who loved music, movies and animals. His mother describes him as "quite the ...

Disability advocates are pushing for a requirement that all medical schools specifically train future doctors to treat people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but they’re hitting ...

Organizations need to be aware of the ways the novel coronavirus is affecting all employees, particularly those who may be part of a protected class, and people with disabilities are no exception. The ...

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 ...

UTSA's population of students with disabilities represents a variety of disability groups that fluctuates from semester to semester. A typical long semester will include students who may have a visual ...

An incident involving Old Saybrook police and a man with Down syndrome earlier this month has prompted statewide calls to improve law enforcement training. When it comes to how police interact with ...

English learners who are also identified as students with disabilities experience unique needs in K-12 schools—and their teachers need specialized, interdisciplinary training, experts say. This ...

Psychology classes are among the most popular courses on college campuses today, but new research shows that many of them lack important information about the largest single minority group in the U.S.

Sponsored by Malta Enterprise, the online course from FPEI supports those with disabilities towards self-employment or founding their own business Launched at the Malta Enterprise Start-Up Festival, a ...