Intellectual Disability
End Of Roe A Health Risk For Those With Disabilities, Advocates Warn
People with disabilities have a higher rate of unplanned pregnancies and less access to reproductive health care, experts say. They also face higher risks of serious pregnancy complications.
Experts Fear For Safety Of Those Who Went Missing From Special Olympics USA Games
More than a week after delegates of the unified Haitian Special Olympics soccer team went missing, experts say concerns about their safety will only grow the longer the investigation drags on.
Another Goes Missing From Special Olympics USA Games
Another person with ties to the Haitian delegation to the Special Olympics has been reported missing, according to authorities, bringing the number of disappearances to seven.
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Authorities Search For 6 Missing From Special Olympics USA Games
They turned in their room keys and left their personal belongings. Why five Haitian soccer players and their coach vanished while participating in the 2022 Special Olympics remains a mystery.
How Families Are Advocating For Children With Disabilities In Foster Care
Many families foster and adopt children with special health care needs despite challenges they often encounter, such as receiving insufficient medical supplies and incomplete health histories.
Students Find Common Ground Through Unified Sports
Teams comprised of students with and without intellectual disabilities are building friendships and enhancing the high school experience.
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DSM Update Tweaks Criteria For Autism, Intellectual Disability
A new version of the DSM released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify the diagnoses.
This School Helps Students With IDD Transition To Adulthood
At a tuition-free charter school, students with intellectual disabilities and autism are learning skills and gaining work experience as they strive toward goals tailored to their abilities.
Biden Names Picks To Serve On Disability Committee
President Joe Biden is tapping a group of self-advocates, family members and professionals from across the country to advise him on the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Calls Off World Winter Games In Russia
Special Olympics is canceling its upcoming World Winter Games as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Private Equity Takes Aim At Disability Services
Private equity firms are increasingly investing in services for young people with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities with potentially troubling consequences, a new report warns.
CDC Adds IDD To List Of Conditions At Increased Risk From COVID-19
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the CDC is for the first time acknowledging that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19.