When you think about where people with intellectual disabilities live, what do you picture? Do you see a woman in a wheelchair living in her own house? Do you see several hundred people with ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Disability advocates are telling people with loved ones in state-run community homes they do not have to leave. NewsChannel 5 Investigates first reported the state is ...

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 ...

There are more than a half million homeless people in the United States; more than half of them sleep unsheltered each night, while the other half use emergency shelters and transitional housing.

Living with an intellectual disability like autism or Down syndrome can be a significant challenge for many, especially when it comes to finding a job as an adult. But there's a chain of coffee shops ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Arc has been a long-standing organization for the advocacy of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thursday night at their One Step Forward Celebration, ...

HURLEY, N.Y. — Notre Dame University American Studies professor Laurel Daen will speak on what life was like for those with physical or intellectual disabilities in Colonial America on Jan. 25, at 7 p ...