In the latest National Autism Indicators Report, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined surveys of family members of autistic adults who use Developmental ...

Many families are worried about cuts in the budget that will end programs that help everyone from preschoolers to adults with special needs. “It makes me sad,” Anita Kitchen said. Kitchen is a retired ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland legislators and state officials said Thursday that they plan to delay — from April to July, at the earliest — cuts to programs and services for people with intellectual and ...

General Assembly budget leaders and Gov. Wes Moore’s administration are planning to delay some cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration, creating temporary stability for services through ...

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Exacerbated by the pandemic, and years of fewer hires, developmental disability services across the nation are facing a labor shortage of crisis magnitude, health professionals say. The lack of direct ...

As lawmakers begin to unpack the budget challenges faced by the Developmental Disabilities Administration, advocates are asking them to remember the human cost of the more than $200 million in ...

Kirsten Murphy, executive director of the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, speaks at a news conference. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger Vermont is restructuring the system for ...

RICHMOND — Virginia has made enough progress in improving services for people with developmental disabilities that a federal judge this week ended a Justice Department consent decree the state has ...