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Moms Can Reduce Autism Odds — Even For Kids At High Risk, Study Shows

Details: Published: Friday, 01 March 2019 12:51

The genetic susceptibility for autism could potentially be overcome by taking maternal prenatal multivitamins, new research suggests....

Walmart Exploring ‘Potential Accommodations’ For Greeters With Special Needs

Details: Published: Friday, 01 March 2019 00:01

Walmart is apparently softening its stance after the company modified expectations for some positions leaving workers with disabilities worried that...

Dentists No Longer Permitted To Turn Away Patients Due To Disabilities

Details: Published: Thursday, 28 February 2019 00:01

People with developmental disabilities may find it easier to get dental care after a national board changed its ethics policy to be more inclusive....

State Launches Developmental Disability ID Cards

Details: Published: Wednesday, 27 February 2019 00:02

People with developmental disabilities in one of the nation's most populous states can now apply for a government-issued identification card designed...

But is this the Best Practice Recommendation?

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2019 13:58

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Postsecondary Programs More Inclusive, Report Finds

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2019 11:40

With an increasing number of colleges offering programs for those with intellectual disabilities, a new report suggests the programs are becoming...

Walmart Employees With Special Needs Fear Losing Jobs

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2019 11:29

As retail giant Walmart moves away from "people greeters" in favor of "customer hosts" at the front of its stores, some employees with disabilities...

Families Struggling To Find Care For Adults With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2019 00:03

Low wages for personal care attendants mean families are often unable to maintain the assistance they need leaving some people with disabilities no...

Kids With Autism Twice As Likely To Be Abused

Details: Published: Monday, 25 February 2019 11:09

New research suggests that children with autism are much more likely than other kids to be mistreated, according to a wide-ranging review of reports...

Inclusion Increasingly The Norm For Students With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2019 13:12

More students with disabilities are being educated alongside their typically-developing peers, according to new federal data....

Staff Shortage Forces Schools To Provide Speech Therapy By Video

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2019 12:54

Facing a severe staffing shortage, one school district says the only way it can provide speech therapy to all the students with special needs who...

Disability Advocates Concerned By Plan To Axe School Discipline Guidance

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:44

A Trump administration panel is recommending that federal officials rescind Obama-era guidance aimed at ensuring that minorities and students with...

Vacation Rentals Catering To People With Autism

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:12

A new online platform is offering vacation rentals featuring soothing neutral colors, door alarms, items washed with fragrance-free products and...

Doctors Urged To Broaden Care For Children With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:01

Pediatricians are being encouraged to consider more than the medical issues in front of them when treating kids with special needs....

FDA To Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On Those With Special Needs

Details: Published: Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01

Two years after proposing a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities, federal regulators say they...

Home Videos May Speed Autism Diagnosis

Details: Published: Friday, 14 December 2018 00:02

Short home videos may provide enough information to determine whether or not a child is on the autism spectrum, a new study suggests....

Judge Grapples With How To Handle Defendant With Intellectual Disability

Details: Published: Friday, 14 December 2018 00:01

The case of a man with intellectual disability who is accused of tax fraud is highlighting the challenges the federal justice system faces in dealing...

IRS Reminding People With Disabilities About New ABLE Account Rules

Details: Published: Thursday, 13 December 2018 00:01

With a change taking effect this year, individuals with disabilities can save more money than ever before without losing out on Social Security,...

Protesters Demand Closure Of School Where Teen Was Restrained, Later Died

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:01

Former students, disability advocates and parents are calling for the closure of a school where a teen with autism stopped breathing and later died...

Drugs In The Works To Treat Autism’s Core Symptoms

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 00:03

Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism's core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they're still...