Results
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...Sarah has an intellectual disability, works...intellectual disability, works part-time...worsening. Adults with intellectual and developmental...developmental disabilities (IDD) are...adults without disabilities. The barrier...developmental disabilities or apply restrictive...with training in intellectual disabilities are...intellectual disabilities are in short...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Bowling Leagues for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
...sports for adults with intellectual disabilities. The equipment...adults with intellectual disabilities. The equipment adapts...being grouped solely by disability type. Special Olympics...specifically for adults with disabilities. These programs...every adult with an intellectual disability wants the...with an intellectual disability wants the competitive...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...required when a child's disability prevents full participation...of a child with a disability. It modifies curriculum,...any child whose disability affects their ability...including: Physical disabilities like cerebral...prevent participation Intellectual disabilities that...participation Intellectual disabilities that affect motor...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...services that allow people with disabilities to live at home instead of in...targeting specific populations (intellectual disabilities, brain injury, elderly...specific populations (intellectual disabilities, brain injury, elderly care)....care coordinator, social worker, or disability services case manager, they can identify...
Financial > Financial Planning
Financial Planning for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Supported Decision-Making for Money
When your child with an intellectual or developmental disability turns...an intellectual or developmental disability turns 18, you'll face dozens of...framework that lets adults with intellectual disabilities keep decision-making...that lets adults with intellectual disabilities keep decision-making authority...
Career > Finding Jobs
Federal Government Hiring Programs for People with Disabilities: Schedule A Appointments
...seekers with disabilities, those...severe physical disabilities, psychiatric...psychiatric disabilities, or intellectual...disabilities, or intellectual disabilities...intellectual disabilities directly,...comes down to disability category....severe physical disability, a psychiatric...psychiatric disability, or an intellectual...disability, or an intellectual disability....intellectual disability. Severe physical...
Research > Genetics
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
...syndrome when a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions...a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions of your...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
...$126 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) in fiscal...Who It Serves. The Developmental Disabilities Administration runs Maryland's...Medicaid waiver programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In...with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In fiscal 2025, 19,100 Marylanders...
Education > Other
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
...have above-average intellectual ability in one or more...areas AND a diagnosed disability that impacts learning...daily functioning. The disability can be a learning disability...disability can be a learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia,...anxiety, or a physical disability. The giftedness can...student's giftedness and disability interact constantly....
Special Needs > Diabetes
Managing Diabetes When Your Child Has Another Disability: A Dual Diagnosis Guide
...developmental, cognitive, or physical disability isn't just standard diabetes care...diabetes intersects with another disability. Why Dual Diagnosis Diabetes Management...When your child also has autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, or another...child also has autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, or another...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In
..."accessible" means for your disability, locating housing that meets...features that matter most by disability type to the funding programs...is deaf or someone with an intellectual disability navigating community...someone with an intellectual disability navigating community life...barriers you face. For Mobility Disabilities. If you use a wheelchair,...
Social Engagement > Community Living
How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities
...do exist for adults with disabilities are often invisible unless...Local Chapters. National disability organizations with local...specifically for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities....intellectual and developmental disabilities. Local chapters host...adults with developmental disabilities. Programming varies by...