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Around 4,300 Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are waiting for a Medicaid waiver...Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are waiting for a Medicaid waiver slot, and...intellectual disability that began before age 18 or a developmental disability...

...late June would require providers serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to notify the state when an asset management company buys...require providers serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to notify the state when an asset management company buys them. What...

...medical equipment that needs stowing near the seat, and cognitive or developmental disabilities where extra transition time matters. The airline can ask...equipment that needs stowing near the seat, and cognitive or developmental disabilities where extra transition time matters. The airline can ask what kind of...

...June 30, one day before Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration was...before Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration was set to cut what...for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year's budget...intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year's budget cut $126 million...

...with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)...and developmental disabilities (IDD) are five times...than adults without disabilities. The barrier isn't...for individuals with developmental disabilities or apply...with developmental disabilities or apply restrictive...training in intellectual disabilities are in short supply....

...structured routines. A 2007 study published in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities found that autistic children lost an average of 10-20% of...routines. A 2007 study published in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities found that autistic children lost an average of 10-20% of their school-year...

...in. The Research on Over-Helping. Developmental psychologists call it learned helplessness....100%. A 2019 study published in Developmental Psychology tracked 240 children...Psychology tracked 240 children with developmental disabilities across 18 months....240 children with developmental disabilities across 18 months. Researchers found...

When your child with an intellectual or developmental disability turns 18, you'll face dozens of decisions about their adult...decision-making (SDM) is a legal framework that lets adults with intellectual disabilities keep decision-making authority while getting support from people they...

...costs. But for families with children with disabilities, standard long-term care insurance policies...child needs. The underwriting process treats developmental and congenital disabilities as uninsurable pre-existing...process treats developmental and congenital disabilities as uninsurable pre-existing conditions, and...

...for people with disabilities. The orders limit...reestablish the Developmental Disabilities Council...the Developmental Disabilities Council to continue...on People with Disabilities. The commission...including people with disabilities, family members,...reestablishes the Developmental Disabilities Council....the Developmental Disabilities Council. The council...

...something their doctor has said isn't safe. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation is a related service that school...Transportation Is a Related Service Under IDEA. IDEA defines related services as "developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child...

...guardianship isn't the only option. For many young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it's not even the right option. There are legal tools that...only option. For many young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it's not even the right option. There are legal tools that preserve...